The Agony in the garden
Relief
1460-1500 (made)
1460-1500 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Mother-of-pearl, jet coral and amber were selected by craftsmen for their beauty, durability and rarity. These materials often occurred in a particular geographical region. Coral for example was prevalent in Sicily and amber along the Baltic coast. Many of the religious items were portable, as were the small portraits. They were often made locally and then taken elsewhere. Pilgrims from all over Europe bought the jet images made in Santiago de Compostela.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Agony in the garden (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Mother of pearl |
| Brief description | Agony in the Garden, mother of pearl relief, South German, late 15th century, ca. 1460-1500 |
| Physical description | Beneath a tree on the left Christ kneels praying with his face raised to heaven; above on the right God the Father (half length) gives his blessing from the clouds. Below, on a smaller scale are three apostles asleep. The relief is concave and the background has been coloured green. There is a square flat border. On the back is scratched I M and I.N.S.T. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'I M and I.N.S.T.' (Scratched on the back) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr T. Whitcombe Green |
| Object history | Formerly in the Karl Thewalt Collection (Lot no.631 Cologne. Nov. 14 1903). |
| Production | South German. |
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| Place depicted | |
| Summary | Mother-of-pearl, jet coral and amber were selected by craftsmen for their beauty, durability and rarity. These materials often occurred in a particular geographical region. Coral for example was prevalent in Sicily and amber along the Baltic coast. Many of the religious items were portable, as were the small portraits. They were often made locally and then taken elsewhere. Pilgrims from all over Europe bought the jet images made in Santiago de Compostela. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.46-1929 |
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| Record created | January 9, 2004 |
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