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The Agony in the Garden
by Giovanni Bellini, 1459
StyleRenaissance
MediumTempera
Artwork Details
Details
- Year
- 1459
- Medium
- tempera
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Giovanni Bellini painted The Agony in the Garden around 1459, depicting Christ praying on the Mount of Olives while his disciples sleep. The dawn landscape glows with subtle color as soldiers approach in the distance.
Bellini's brother-in-law Andrea Mantegna painted the same subject around the same time, allowing comparison of their different approaches. Bellini's version emphasizes atmospheric light over Mantegna's harder forms. This tempera painting hangs at the National Gallery in London.
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About The Agony in the Garden
This painting hangs at the National Gallery in London, near Mantegna's version of the same subject. This tempera work is part of their permanent collection.
It shows Christ praying on the Mount of Olives while his disciples sleep, before his arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane. Giovanni Bellini painted The Agony in the Garden around 1459, depicting Christ praying on the Mount of Olives while his disciples sleep.
Bellini emphasizes atmospheric light while his brother-in-law Mantegna preferred harder, more sculptural forms. This tempera work dates to 1459 It's at National Gallery.
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