Christus am Ölberg
um 1730 | Sebastiano Ricci
In the night of his arrest on Mount Olive, Christ is tormented by fear of death and prays that intense suffering may pass him by. An angel appears while His escort sleeps and offers Him solace. Ricci, founder of rococo painting in Venice, created here a charming nocturnal, tmospheric picture which, in spite of the serious theme, combines the old Venetian tradition of a lyrical landscape with figures of typically rococo brightness and exhilaration.
In the night of his arrest on Mount Olive, Christ is tormented by fear of death and prays that intense suffering may pass him by. An angel appears while His escort sleeps and offers Him solace. Ricci, founder of rococo painting in Venice, created here a charming nocturnal, tmospheric picture which, in spite of the serious theme, combines the old Venetian tradition of a lyrical landscape with figures of typically rococo brightness and exhilaration.
Artist:
Sebastiano Ricci (1659 Belluno - 1734 Venedig) DNB
Time:
um 1730
Object Name
Gemälde
Culture
Italienisch, Venezianisch
Dimensions:
Overall: 59 × 77 × 2,4 cm
Framed: 78,5 × 95,5 × 6 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 9134
Provenance
Fürstlich Liechtenstein'sche Slg., Wien und Vaduz; 1959 erworben; Kauf unter Mitwirkung der Museumsfreunde