| Image Upright: | 1.25 |
| Agony in the Garden | |
| Artist: | Andrea Mantegna |
| Year: | 1455–1456 |
| Medium: | Egg tempera on wood |
| Height Metric: | 62.9 |
| Width Metric: | 80 |
| Metric Unit: | cm |
| Imperial Unit: | in |
| Museum: | National Gallery, London |
| Accession: | NG1417 |
The Agony in the Garden is a painting of 1455–1456 by the Italian artist Andrea Mantegna[1] in the National Gallery, London.
The painting shows Christ (at the centre) praying before a group of cherubs (at upper left) who are holding instruments of the Passion. Judas, the disciple who betrayed Christ, leads a group of soldiers (centre right) from Jerusalem to arrest him. Meanwhile Christ's disciples Peter, James and John sleep (bottom).[2]
Mantegna's brother-in-law Giovanni Bellini is considered to have been inspired by this painting for his own depiction of the subject, painted between 1460 and 1465 and also in the National Gallery.