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, artist
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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"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

Forms of Thought
Kris Ercums, curator
2014–2015
Palma's Christ in Gethsemane
1954
Forms of Thought
Kris Ercums, curator
2016–2021
Altered Perspectives
2019
Illumination
Kris Ercums, curator
2022–2027
Illumination
Kris Ercums, curator
2022–2027

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Audio Tour – Bulldog Podcast
Audio Tour – Bulldog Podcast
“My Father,” he said, “if it is possible, let this cup pass me by. Nevertheless, let it be you, not I, would have it.” -- Matthew 26:39-40. This is what Jesus said to God when he went to pray in the garden of Gethsemane. Christ in Gethsemane by Jacopo Palma il Giovane describes the event just after the Last Supper. Jesus went to the garden of Gethsemane after the supper accompanied by Peter and two of the sons of Zebedee to pray. The men bearing torches in the background is the sketchy image of Judas coming to arrest Jesus. Jacopo Palma il Giovane was born in Venice, Italy between 1548 and 1550. His father was one of the most famous painters in Italy at the time so after he died Palma took his place. During his time of life, Palma made more than 60 works of art. Palma passed away on October 28, 1628 in Venice, Italy.
Audio Tour – Bulldog Podcast
Audio Tour – Bulldog Podcast
Audio Tour – Bulldog Art Tour
Audio Tour – Bulldog Art Tour
“My Father,” he said, “if it is possible, let this cup pass me by. Nevertheless, let it be you, not I, would have it.” -- Matthew 26:39-40. This is what Jesus said to God when he went to pray in the garden of Gethsemane. Christ in Gethsemane by Jacopo Palma il Giovane describes the event just after the Last Supper. Jesus went to the garden of Gethsemane after the supper accompanied by Peter and two of the sons of Zebedee to pray. The men bearing torches in the background is the sketchy image of Judas coming to arrest Jesus. Jacopo Palma il Giovane was born in Venice, Italy between 1548 and 1550. His father was one of the most famous painters in Italy at the time so after he died Palma took his place. During his time of life, Palma made more than 60 works of art. Palma passed away on October 28, 1628 in Venice, Italy.
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Didactic – Art Minute
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Episode 32. I’m David Cateforis with another art minute from the Spencer Museum of Art. One of the Spencer’s finest Old Master paintings is a depiction of “Christ in the Garden of Gethsamane”, painted around 1600 by the Venetian artist Jacopo Palma the Younger. According to the Gospels, after the Last Supper Jesus went to a garden on the Mount of Olives to pray, accompanied by three of his disciples. While the disciples slept, Jesus agonized over whether or not to submit to the suffering he knew was imminent, saying, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” Palma’s painting, set in a rocky, moonlit landscape, shows Jesus at the upper right in prayer, facing an angel who flies down from heaven bearing the fateful cup. Below Jesus in the foreground are the massive, shadowy figures of the sleeping disciples. Through a distant rocky archway at the left, the sketchy figure of Judas leads the torch-bearing soldiers who will soon arrest Jesus and set in motion the events leading to his Crucifixion. Palma’s deep shadows and strong highlights create a mood of spiritual intensity appropriate to the scene, one of the most dramatic in the story of Christ’s passion. From the Spencer Museum of Art, I’m David Cateforis.