en Agony in the Garden (Mantegna, London)

Agony in the Garden
Agony in the Garden
Artist	Andrea Mantegna
Year	1455–1456
Medium	Egg tempera on wood
Dimensions	62.9 cm × 80 cm (24.8 in × 31 in)
Location	National Gallery, London
Accession	NG1417

The Agony in the Garden is a painting of 1455–1456 by the Italian artist Andrea Mantegna^[1] in the National Gallery, London.

The painting shows Christ (at the centre) praying before a group of cherubs (at upper left) who are holding instruments of the Passion. Judas, the disciple who betrayed Christ, leads a group of soldiers (centre right) from Jerusalem to arrest him. Meanwhile Christ's disciples Peter, James and John sleep (bottom).^[2]

Mantegna's brother-in-law Giovanni Bellini is considered to have been inspired by this painting for his own depiction of the subject, painted between 1460 and 1465 and also in the National Gallery.

References

^ Boeck, Elena N. (29 April 2021). The Bronze Horseman of Justinian in Constantinople: The Cross-Cultural Biography of a Mediterranean Monument. Cambridge University Press. p. 350. ISBN 978-1-108-18706-0.
^ "Andrea Mantegna | The Agony in the Garden | NG1417 | National Gallery, London". The National Gallery. On webpage use menu to open flyout box for Key Facts, Description, or to Download Image. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

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[1] Boeck, Elena N. (29 April 2021). The Bronze Horseman of Justinian in Constantinople: The Cross-Cultural Biography of a Mediterranean Monument. Cambridge University Press. p. 350. ISBN 978-1-108-18706-0.

[2] "Andrea Mantegna | The Agony in the Garden | NG1417 | National Gallery, London". The National Gallery. On webpage use menu to open flyout box for Key Facts, Description, or to Download Image. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

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