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Christ kneels in prayer. He gazes up at an angel, who presents him with a chalice containing the instruments of the Passion (Christ's torture and crucifixion). To the right, in a walled garden, three of the apostles sleep while a group of soldiers, led by Judas, peer furtively through an arched gateway. This is the Agony in the Garden, as told in the Gospel of Mark (14: 32--43).Knowing he is going to die, Christ asks God to 'take away this cup from me'. As he prays, the apostles repeatedly fall asleep -- and fail to see the soldiers who have come to arrest Christ. Behind them dawn is breaking and the white clouds are lit from below by the rising sun.This is one of a pair of small panels which were once part of a polyptych (multi-panelled altarpiece).
Title
The Agony in the Garden
Date
probably 1501
Medium
Oil on wood
Measurements
H 99.7 x W 45.1 cm
Accession number
NG1077.1
Acquisition method
Bought, 1879
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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