Artwork
Kristus i Gethsemane Have
Kristus i Gethsemane Have is an oil painting by the German Romanticist artist Carl Christian Seydewitz. It dates from 1829 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
As a work of religious art, the piece visualizes the moment of Christ's spiritual distress and prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane prior to his arrest.
Carl Christian Seydewitz's 1829 oil painting depicts the biblical scene known as the Agony in the Garden. The composition centers on Jesus Christ, who is shown accompanied by an angel. As a work of religious art, the piece visualizes the moment of Christ's spiritual distress and prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane prior to his arrest.
The inclusion of the angel serves to underscore the divine intervention and solace present during this pivotal event in Christian theology.
Technique & Style
Oil paint on canvas, measuring 214.0 cm by 163.5 cm, depicts Jesus Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane with an angel, reflecting a religious composition typical of early 19th-century Danish religious art. The work was created in 1829 by Carl Christian Seydewitz and is part of the collection at the Statens Museum for Kunst.
History & Provenance
Kristus i Gethsemane Have is an oil painting created by Carl Christian Seydewitz in 1829. The work entered the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, where it is held today. No further details of its commission, intermediate ownership, or early provenance are documented in the available sources.
Carl Christian Seydewitz's 1829 oil painting Kristus i Gethsemane Have is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen. The work, which depicts the Agony in the Garden, is part of the museum's permanent holdings of religious art. While the painting is confirmed to be in the museum's collection, the provided sources do not specify a unique inventory or accession number for the piece. Similarly, no specific exhibition history or dates of public display are recorded in the available documentation.
Overview
Created in 1829 by Carl Christian Seydewitz, Kristus i Gethsemane Have is an oil painting that portrays a moment from the biblical Agony in the Garden. The work is part of the collection of Denmark’s Statens Museum for Kunst and exemplifies the artist’s engagement with religious subject matter during the early nineteenth century.
Context
The work aligns with the German Romantic movement’s fascination with spiritual themes and the sublime. By focusing on a biblical moment of personal trial, Seydewitz joins contemporaries who sought to convey inner feeling and the transcendental through dramatic lighting and emotive subject matter.
Artist & collection
Artist
Carl Christian von Seydewitz (3 November 1777 – 10 October 1857) was a Danish-German portrait painter and army officer. He was not a member of the nobility but, from 1770 to 1860, officers were allowed to use "von" with their surnames.
