Agony in the Garden (El Greco, London)
| Agony in the Garden | |
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| Artist | El Greco |
| Year | 1590 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 102 cm × 131 cm (40 in × 52 in) |
| Location | Toledo Art Museum, Toledo, OH |
Agony in the Garden is a 1590 oil on canvas painting by
Toledo
, Ohio.
An
Christ in the left foreground, holding a chalice in his hand. In the right-hand background, Judas and a group of soldiers approach to arrest Christ, marching through a dry landscape without vegetation. The painting is named after the Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, which was an event in Jesus' life leading up to his crucifixion
.
See also
Bibliography
- (in Spanish) ÁLVAREZ LOPERA, José, El Greco, Madrid, Arlanza, 2005, Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). ISBN 84-95503-44-1.
- (in Spanish) SCHOLZ-HÄNSEL, Michael, El Greco, Colonia, ISBN 978-3-8228-3173-1.
External links
- (in Spanish) "Oración en el huerto" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-02-04.
- "The Agony in the Garden - catalogue entry".