Rembrandt van Rijn1646

Christ on the Mount of Olives

On the Mount of Olives Christ kneels in agony, praying that the cup might pass yet yielding to the Father's will while his disciples sleep (Matthew 26). An oil painting by Rembrandt van Rijn (1646).

Christ on the Mount of Olives by Rembrandt van Rijn depicting Matthew 26:36
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About Rembrandt van Rijn

1606-1669 · Dutch

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker whose biblical works — in oil, panel, and etching — remain among the most psychologically searching treatments of Scripture in Western art.