Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528), “The Agony in the Garden” (also known as “Christ on the Mount of Olives”)

Woodcut (20th-century print), paper, 40 x 30 cm.
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528), “The Agony in the Garden” (also known as Christ on the Mount of Olives).
A New Testament scene depicting Jesus Christ praying in the Garden of Gethsemane before his Passion and arrest. [1, 2, 3, 4]
•Christ and the Angel: In the central part, a pained Jesus kneels and prays, looking toward an angel who appears to him in the clouds, holding a chalice—a symbol of his impending suffering. [1]
The Sleeping Apostles: In the foreground, Dürer depicts, with masterful anatomical precision, three of Jesus’ closest disciples—Peter (with a sword), James, and John—who, overcome by sleep, are not keeping watch with their Master. [1, 2]
Background: In the upper right corner, beyond a brushwood fence, a cohort of Roman soldiers led by Judas can be seen approaching to carry out the arrest.