The Agony in the Garden
1450
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1450
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Agony in the Garden is a 1450 ink by Ludwig of Ulm, depicting lamentation of christ, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a scene of Jesus praying in a garden. It's a quiet moment before his arrest. This work is interesting because it was made using a hand-colored woodcut, which was a new technique at the time, allowing for mass production of images. The artist had to carefully add colors to each print by hand, making each one unique. You can learn more about this technique by looking up the woodcut technique.
