Caption
Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, Passio Christi Ab Alberto Durer Nurenburgensi Effigiata, The Little Passion, print, album page, Christ prays in the Garden of Gethsemane. An angel appears to him and shows him the cross. In the foreground, three sleeping disciples. The group of soldiers arrives through the city gate on the right. Print is part of an album., printmaker, after print by, publisher, The Hague, paper, engraving, engraving pasted onto album page, height 129 mm x width 98 mm, agony of Christ: to comfort him one or more angels appear to Christ with chalice and, or cross, three (or eleven) apostles sleeping, A monochrome engraving shows a robed figure kneeling on rocky ground with hands clasped and head bowed, long wavy hair falling over the shoulders and a flowing cloak draped around the body; to the left an angelic figure appears among swirling clouds holding a long staff or cross, wings and robes visible; two other robed figures lie or recline nearby, one with a bearded face turned upward and hands crossed over the chest and another seen from behind with curly hair and a visible foot; in the background a rocky landscape and distant architectural structures with small human figures are rendered under a heavily lined sky, and the foreground and margins show detailed folds of fabric, textured rocks, and engraved shading throughout.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B26_336
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