The Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane – (Giovanni Battista Rovedata (Trento 1570 Ca. - Verona, After 1630)) ◄ Anterior Următor ►

Artist: Giovanni Battista Rovedata (Trento 1570 Ca. - Verona, After 1630)

data: 1616

muzeu: Castelvecchio Museum (Verona, Italy)

Tehnică: Stone

In the Oration of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, the theme on the left of the conversation of Christ with the angel and the sleeping apostles is articulated in a very precious setting, all vertically, minutely described in naturalistic details of the scale, of the trunks, of the foliage, of the botanical varieties of flowers. In the background, a troop of warriors is entering a turreted Jerusalem. The group of Christ and the apostles is opposed by the gang of armigers, among whom a priest with a Jewish cap stands out. Dated and signed by Giambattista Rovedata, this work constitutes a particularly significant episode in the painter