Moses and the Brazen Serpent, Johann Christian Thomas Winck

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Johann Christian Thomas Winck, Moses and the Brazen Serpent
Johann Christian Thomas Winck, Moses and the Brazen Serpent
Johann Christian Thomas Winck
Moses and the Brazen Serpent
mid-late 1700s
Johann Christian Thomas Winck
1738–1797
Moses and the Brazen Serpent, mid-late 1700s
Where object was made: Austria
Material/technique: oil; canvas
Dimensions:
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 29 x 22.2 cm
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 11 3/8 x 8 11/16 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 12 1/2 x 9 13/16 in
Credit line: Museum purchase
Accession number: 1955.0048
Not on display
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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.