# Agony in the Garden

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## Artwork

- Artist: [CREMONINI, Giovanni Battista](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cremonini-giovanni-battista-r43970792f260de>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Oil on copper, 42 x 32 cm

## Commentary

Agony in the Garden c. 1595 Oil on copper, 42 x 32 cm The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown After the Last Supper, Jesus withdrew to pray for the strength to accept his fate, accompanied by a number of his apostles. They fell asleep, leaving him to struggle alone. Cremonini has grouped the figures on opposite sides of a diagonal embankment, stark contrasts of light and dark underscoring their poignant separation. Angels present Christ with a cross, nails, and a crown of thorns, foreshadowing his Crucifixion, depicted on the opposite side of this panel.

## Attribution

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