The agony in the garden; the apostles slumber while the soldiers and priests approach. Engraving by J. Sadeler, 1582, after M. de Vos.
- Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603.
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- 22898i
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The light in the top-left hand corner is the consoling angel. On the right in the middle distance, Judas gives a sign to the soldiers and priests to wait. John, James and Peter (with the sword with which he will sever the ear of Malchus, a valet of the high priest)
Physical description
1 print : line engraving ; image 23.2 x 19.8 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Jesus positis genibus, orbat, dicens, Pater, si vis, transfer calicem istum a me. Veruntamen non mea voluntas, sed tua fiat. Et ipse correptus angore intentius orabat. Et factus est sudor ejus sicut guttæ saguinis decurretis in terram. Luc. XXII. M. de Vos inventor. Joan. Sadeler scalpsit 1582.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 22898i
Type/Technique
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Subjects
- Pain
- Gardens
- Fate and fatalismReligious aspects
- Apostles
- Light and darkness in the Bible
- Soldiers
- Priests
- Christianity
- Sleep
- Fear of death
- Angels
- Crosses
- Despair
- Swords
- Syncope (Pathology)
- Jesus ChristPrayer in Gethsemane.
- Jesus ChristBetrayal.
- Judas Iscariot.
- Jesus ChristPassionRole of Romans.
- Peter, the Apostle, Saint.
- James, the Greater, Saint.
- John, the Apostle, Saint.
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Location Status Access Closed stores