Agony in the Garden (El Greco, London)

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Agony in the Garden
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ArtistStudio of El Greco
Year1590s
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions102 cm× 131 cm(40 in× 52 in)
Location National Gallery, London

Agony in the Garden is a 1590s oil on canvas painting from the studio of El Greco after an original in Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. [1] Dating to his second stay in Toledo and still showing the major influence of Titian on his work, it is now in the collection the National Gallery in London.

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An angel appears to Christ in the left foreground, holding a chalice in his hand. In the right-hand background, Judas and a group of soldiers approach to arrest Christ, marching through a dry landscape without vegetation. The painting is named after the Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, which was an event in Jesus' life leading up to his crucifixion.

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  1. "The Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane". National Gallery. Retrieved 2025-08-08.

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