Agony in the Garden (El Greco, London)
1590 painting by El Greco
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Agony in the Garden is a 1590s oil on canvas painting from the studio of El Greco after an original in Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio.[1] Dating to his second stay in Toledo and still showing the major influence of Titian on his work, it is now in the collection the National Gallery in London.
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| Artist | Studio of El Greco |
| Year | 1590s |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 102 cm × 131 cm (40 in × 52 in) |
| Location | National Gallery, London |
An angel appears to Christ in the left foreground, holding a chalice in his hand. In the right-hand background, Judas and a group of soldiers approach to arrest Christ, marching through a dry landscape without vegetation. The painting is named after the Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, which was an event in Jesus' life leading up to his crucifixion.