Who created "The Agony in the Garden"?

The Agony in the Garden was created by Anonymous, Italian, 17th or 18th century in 1600–1800.

When was "The Agony in the Garden" created?

This artwork was created 1600–1800.

What medium is "The Agony in the Garden"?

The Agony in the Garden is Red chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on cream laid paper.

Is "The Agony in the Garden" in the public domain?

Yes, The Agony in the Garden is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Agony in the Garden

Anonymous, Italian, 17th or 18th century

1600–1800

Medium

Red chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on cream laid paper

Dimensions

14 x 10-15/16 in. (35.5 x 27.8 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880

Accession Number

80.3.336

Tags

AngelsChrist

Art Historical Context

Step into the solemn drama of *The Agony in the Garden a poignant 17th- or 18th-century by an anonymous Italian artist now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department. This work captures a pivotal New Testament moment in the Garden of Gethsemane, where Christ kneels in anguish, comforted by an angel amid sleeping disciples—a scene evoking profound spiritual torment and divine solace, central to Christian devotion during the Counter-Reformation era. Crafted on cream laid paper with red chalk for subtle modeling of figures, pen and brown ink for precise contours, a...

The Agony in the Garden

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