The Agony in the Garden
Nicolas Poussin · 1626–27
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Nicolas Poussin's "The Agony in the Garden" is an oil on copper painting created between 1626 and 1627. The artwork measures 24 1/8 × 19 1/8 inches (61.3 × 48.6 cm) and is classified under Paintings within the European Paintings department.
The painting was a gift of Jon and Barbara Landau in honor of Keith Christiansen in 2021, and its current location is The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The catalogue data does not provide any information regarding its culture of origin, previous provenance, exhibition history, or related literature.
Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665) was a French painter. The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds several other works by Poussin, including "Midas Washing at the Source of the Pactolus" (ca. 1627) and "The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist" (ca. 1627), both from a similar period.
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