The Agony in the Garden (one of seven)

Jean II Pénicaud|Jean III Pénicaud

mid-16th century · Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

All but the Christ Saying Farewell to His Mother and the Betrayal are free adaptations of woodcuts in the series "The Fall and Redemption of Man" by Albrecht Altdorfer (1480–1538). The former was based on a woodcut by Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528).

Artist

Jean II Pénicaud|Jean III Pénicaud

Date

mid-16th century

Medium

Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt

Culture

French, Limoges

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941