Christ in Gethsemane, Jacopo Palma il Giovane

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Jacopo Palma il Giovane, Christ in Gethsemane
Jacopo Palma il Giovane, Christ in Gethsemane
Jacopo Palma il Giovane
Christ in Gethsemane
circa 1590–1605
Jacopo Palma il Giovane
circa 1548–1628
Christ in Gethsemane, circa 1590–1605
Where object was made: Italy
Material/technique: canvas; oil
Dimensions:
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 156.6 x 171.1 cm
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 61 11/16 x 67 3/8 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 73 1/2 x 91 x 5 in
Credit line: Museum purchase
Accession number: 1954.0002
On display: Kress Gallery
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Illumination
Set in a rocky moonlit landscape, this painting portrays Jesus praying as an angel descends to deliver a fateful cup, a symbol of his approaching death. In a distant rocky archway at the left, the figure of Judas leads Roman soldiers to arrest Jesus, setting in motion his crucifixion. The deep shadows and dramatic highlights amplify the spiritual intensity of this moment.
Illumination
Set in a rocky moonlit landscape, this painting portrays Jesus praying as an angel descends to deliver a fateful cup, a symbol of his approaching death. In a distant rocky archway at the left, the figure of Judas leads Roman soldiers to arrest Jesus, setting in motion his crucifixion. The deep shadows and dramatic highlights amplify the spiritual intensity of this moment.
Forms of Thought
According to Christian belief, following the Last Supper before his crucifixion, Jesus went to Gethsemane garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem to pray. He was accompanied by three of his disciples. While the disciples slept, Jesus agonized over whether to submit to the suffering he knew to be imminent, saying, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” Set in a rocky moonlit landscape, this painting by the Ventian artist Palma portrays Jesus in a prayerful moment as an angel descends to deliver the fateful cup. In a distant rocky archway at the left, the figure of Judas leads Roman soldiers to arrest Jesus, setting in motion his crucifixion. The deep shadows and dramatic highlights create a mood of spiritual intensity.
Forms of Thought
According to Christian belief, following the Last Supper before his crucifixion, Jesus went to Gethsemane garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem to pray. He was accompanied by three of his disciples. While the disciples slept, Jesus agonized over whether to submit to the suffering he knew to be imminent, saying, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” Set in a rocky moonlit landscape, this painting by the Ventian artist Palma portrays Jesus in a prayerful moment as an angel descends to deliver the fateful cup. In a distant rocky archway at the left, the figure of Judas leads Roman soldiers to arrest Jesus, setting in motion his crucifixion. The deep shadows and dramatic highlights create a mood of spiritual intensity.
Exhibition Label: "Forms of Thought," Mar-2014, Kris Ercums According to Christian belief, following the Last Supper before his crucifixion, Jesus went to Gethsemane garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem to pray. He was accompanied by three of his disciples. While the disciples slept, Jesus agonized over whether to submit to the suffering he knew to be imminent, saying, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” Set in a rocky moonlit landscape, this painting by the Ventian artist Palma portrays Jesus in a prayerful moment as an angel descends to deliver the fateful cup. In a distant rocky archway at the left, the figure of Judas leads Roman soldiers to arrest Jesus, setting in motion his crucifixion. The deep shadows and dramatic highlights create a mood of spiritual intensity.

Exhibitions

Illumination
Kris Ercums, curator
2022–2027
Forms of Thought
Kris Ercums, curator
2016–2021
Forms of Thought
Kris Ercums, curator
2014–2015
Palma's Christ in Gethsemane
1954

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Broun, Elizabeth. Handbook of the Collection: Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art. Lawrence, Kansas: Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas, 1978.

Stokstad, Marilyn, ed. The Handbook of the Museum of Art. Lawrence, Kansas: The University of Kansas, 1962.

"The Register of the Spencer Museum of Art: The Humanist in the Art Museum." Vol. 5, no. 7, Spring (1979):

The University of Kansas Museum of Art. The Register of the Museum of Art 1, Re-issued, Spring (1965):

The Register of the Museum of Art of the University of Kansas, 1, no. 4, September (Lawrence, Kansas: University of Kansas Press, 1954)