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The subject was drawn from the New Testament books Matthew and Luke. Christ, knowing of Judas's betrayal, went to the Garden of Gethsemane at the base of the Mount of Olives after the Last Supper, accompanied by three of his disciples, Peter, Jacob and John. There he prayed to God in his suffering; an angel gave him strength while his three disciples slept.Christ is the focal point of a triangular composition, with the three Disciples (from the left, Peter, John and Jacob) seen sleeping in the lower section. The Mannerist style can be seen in the richly varied forms and the flowing dynamism and tension in the composition. In the upper left Judas is shown leading the crowd that will arrest Christ, traditional iconography for this subject.Previously this work was thought to be a relatively early period painting dating to ca. 1545-46, but in terms of its style and an analysis of related drawings, it would seem that the work dates to the artist's final years. (Source: Masterpieces of the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 2009, cat. no.17)

Details

  • Title: The Garden of Gethsemane
  • Creator Lifespan: 1511 - 1574
  • Creator Nationality: Italian
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Florence
  • Creator Birth Place: Arezzo
  • Date Created: c. 1570 (?)
  • Location Created: Italy
  • Provenance: Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland; Lord Carew Coll., Castletown; Auc., Sotheby's, London, July 16, 1952; Arcade Gallery, London, since 1952; Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., Norfolk (Virginia); Private Coll., U.S.A.; Newhouse Galleries Inc., New York, since 1978.
  • Physical Dimensions: w1270 x h1435 mm
  • Painter: Giorgio Vasari
  • Object title (Japanese): ゲッセマネの祈り
  • Object notes (Japanese): 主題は、新約聖書の「マタイ伝」、「ルカ伝」などの一節からとられている。ユダの裏切りを知ったキリストは最後の晩餐のあとに、橄欖山の麓のゲッセマネでペテロ、ヤコブ、ヨハネの三人を伴い、苦悩のうちに神に祈りを捧げ、天使によって力づけられるが、弟子の三人は眠り込んでいる。三角形構図の頂点に祈るキリスト、下辺に寝入っている三人の使徒(左からペテロ、ヨハネ、ヤコブ)をそれぞれ配し、マニエリスムに特有の変化に豊んだ姿形を与え、構図に流動性と張りをもたせている。画面左上には、キリストを捕えるためにユダに導かれてやって来た群衆が描かれており、この主題の伝統的図像に従っている。かつて本作品は比較的初期の1545-46年頃のものと考えられていたが、制作様式、関連する素描の分析から、ヴァザーリの晩年の作と考えたい。(典拠 国立西洋美術館名作選. 東京, 国立西洋美術館, 2006. cat. no. 17)
  • Artist Name (Japanese): ヴァザーリ、ジョルジョ
  • Type: Paintings
  • Rights: http://www.nmwa.go.jp/en/information/privacy.html
  • External Link: The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo
  • Medium: Oil on panel

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