Agony in the Garden (Bellini)
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| - | The '''Agony in the Garden''' refers to the events in the life of [[Jesus]] between [[the Last Supper]] and [[Arrest of Jesus|Jesus' arrest]]. | + | :''[[Thematic development of Italian Renaissance painting]]'' |
| + | The '''[[Agony in the Garden]]'''[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giovanni_Bellini_002.jpg] is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master [[Giovanni Bellini]], who finished it around [[1459]]. It is on display in the [[National Gallery, London]]. | ||
| - | ==Scriptural depiction== | + | It portrays Christ kneeling on the [[Mount of Olives]] in prayer, with his disciples [[Saint Peter|Peter]], [[St. James|James]] and [[St. John the Evangelist|St. John]] sleeping near to him. |
| - | According to all four [[Gospel]]s, immediately after the Last Supper, Jesus took a walk to pray in the [[Gethsemane|Garden of Gethsemane]], accompanied by [[St. Peter]], [[St. John the Apostle|St. John]] and [[St. James the Greater]], whom He asked to stay awake and pray. He moved "a stone's throw away" from them, where he felt overwhelming sadness and anguish, and said "My [[God the Father|Father]], if it is possible, let this cup pass me by. Nevertheless, let it be as you, not I, would have it." Then, a little while later, He said, "If this cup cannot pass by, but I must drink it, your will be done!" ({{bibleverse||Matthew|26:42|NAB}}). He said this prayer three times, checking on the three apostles, between each prayer and finding them asleep. He comments: "The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak". An angel came from heaven to strengthen him. During his agony, as he prayed "his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down upon the ground".({{bibleverse||Luke|22:44|NAB}}). | + | |
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| - | In [[Agony in the Garden (Bellini)|Bellini's ''Agony in the Garden'']], Jesus kneels in prayer as Peter, James, and John sleep nearby. | + | |
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| - | The Agony in the Garden is the first Sorrowful Mystery of the [[Rosary]]. In [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] tradition, as Jesus prayed [[Christian teaching about the Devil|Satan]] tempted Him in order to dissuade him from redeeming the world. This episode was dramatized ''[[The Passion of the Christ]]''. | + | |
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| - | The Roman Catholic tradition includes specific prayers and devotions as ''[[acts of reparation]]'' for the sufferings of Jesus during His Agony and Passion. These ''[[Acts of Reparation to Jesus Christ]]'' do not involve a petition for a living or dead beneficiary, but aim to ''repair the sins'' against Jesus. Some such prayers are provided in the [[Raccolta]] Catholic prayer book (approved by a Decree of 1854, and published by the [[Holy See]] in 1898) which also includes prayers as [[Acts of Reparation to the Virgin Mary]]. | + | |
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| - | In his encyclical ''[[Miserentissimus Redemptor]]'' on reparations, [[Pope Pius XI]] called Acts of Reparation to Jesus Christ a duty for Catholics and referred to them as "''some sort of compensation to be rendered for the injury''" with respect to the sufferings of Jesus. | + | |
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| - | [[Pope John Paul II]] referred to Acts of Reparation as the "''unceasing effort to stand beside the endless crosses on which the Son of God continues to be crucified''". | + | |
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| - | Christ promised St. [[Gertrude the Great|Gertrude]] anything asked while meditating on the Agony in the Garden during the Holy Hour (3:00-4:00). | + | |
| + | The picture is closely related to the [[Agony in the Garden (Mantegna)|similar work]] by Bellini's kinsman, [[Andrea Mantegna]], also in the National Gallery. It is likely that both derived from a drawing by Bellini's father, [[Jacopo Bellini|Jacopo]]. In Bellini's version, the treatment of dawn light has a more important role in donating the scene a quasi-unearthly atmosphere. | ||
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The Agony in the Garden[1] is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Giovanni Bellini, who finished it around 1459. It is on display in the National Gallery, London.
It portrays Christ kneeling on the Mount of Olives in prayer, with his disciples Peter, James and St. John sleeping near to him.
The picture is closely related to the similar work by Bellini's kinsman, Andrea Mantegna, also in the National Gallery. It is likely that both derived from a drawing by Bellini's father, Jacopo. In Bellini's version, the treatment of dawn light has a more important role in donating the scene a quasi-unearthly atmosphere.
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