The agony in the garden
c. 1652
Medium
etching
Dimensions
83; 111
About this artwork
signature and date: ‘Rembrandt f 165-’
Art Historical Context
### The Agony in the Garden Rembrandt van Rijn's *The Agony in the*, created around 1652, captures a pivotal biblical moment from the New Testament: Jesus praying in anguish in the Garden of Gethsem just before his betrayal and arrest. Signed and dated ‘Rembrandt f 165-’, this intimate etching measures a modest 111mm high by 83mm wide, inviting close contemplation. As a cornerstone of the Dutch Golden Age, Rembrandt (1606–1669) was a master of Baroque drama, blending profound emotion with technical brilliance in his religious works. Etching allowed Rembrandt to achieve unprecedented depth an...
About the Artist
Rembrandt van Rijn · 1606–1669
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) stands as one of the greatest visual artists in the history of Western art and the most important Dutch painter of the 17th century. Born in Leiden to a prosperous miller's family, Rembrandt transformed painting through his revolutionary use of light and shadow, his psychological depth in portraiture, and his elevation of etching to a fine art. His approx...