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| Keywords: German - Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane - Walters 6134.jpg The episode of Christ's vigil and prayer in the garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives the night before his crucifixion is rarely attempted in freestanding three-dimensional sculpture though it was often depicted in relief By eliminating indicators of the garden setting the artist accepts the challenge of conveying the mood and story solely through body language Having fallen to his knees Christ gazes upward at the unseen angels who offer him a chalice as a symbol of the fate he must accept That the viewer is expected to complete the vision in his or her own imagination makes the statuette especially effective as an aide to devotion between 1650 1675 Baroque boxwood cm 30 5 accession number 61 34 36458 Léon Gruel Paris Henry Walters Baltimore 1914 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1914 place of origin Germany Walters Art Museum license Baroque sculpture in the Walters Art Museum German art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Sculptures of Jesus Christ on the Mount of Olives | ||||
