Christ on the Mount of Olives
Medium
chiaroscuro woodcut from four blocks, printed in buff, brown, gray, and dark brown on laid paper [proof impression without final gray]?
Dimensions
block: 56 x 38.5 cm (22 1/16 x 15 3/16 in.) sheet: 60.2 cm (23 11/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Accession Number
2012.92.518
Art Historical Context
Behold the poignant drama of *Christ on the Mount of Olives a masterful 1743 chiaroscuro wood by Scottish printmaker John Baptist Jackson, faithfully reproducing a composition by the renowned 16th-century Venetian artist Jacopo Bassano. religious scene captures Christ's agony in the Garden of Gethsem, surrounded by sleeping disciples, evoking profound spiritual tension amid shadowy olive trees—a hallmark of Bassano's mannerist style blending realism with emotional intensity. Jackson's technical brilliance shines in this rare four-block chiaroscuro woodcut, printed in buff, brown, gray, and da...