Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane

Lope de Larrea y Ercilla, artist

1540–1623

Juan de Ancheta, artist

active circa 1565

Miguel de Espinal, artist

Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, circa 1578–1584

Where object was made: Spain

Material/technique: gilding; relief; wood; polychromy

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 115.6 x 78.7 cm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 45 1/2 x 31 in

Credit line: Museum purchase: Patrons and Benefactors Fund

Accession number: 1967.0003

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Originally sculpted as part of a large altar retable, the emphatic movement of the composition was part of a larger narrative setting in a church. The scene depicts the moment when Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane following the feast of the Last Supper. As his disciples drift off to sleep in the foreground an angel appears in the upper corner, granting Jesus strength for the inevitable crucifixion.

Exhibition Label:
"Corpus," Apr-2012, Kris Ercums
Originally sculpted as part of a large altar retable, the emphatic movement of the composition was part of a larger narrative setting in a church. The scene depicts the moment when Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane following the feast of the Last Supper. As his disciples drift off to sleep in the foreground an angel appears in the upper corner, granting Jesus strength for the inevitable crucifixion.