Christ on the Mount of Olives, with an angel at upper left 1783 - 1812

Pietro Antonio Leone Bettelini's "Christ on the Mount of Olives, with an angel at upper left" is a 19th-century print depicting the biblical event of Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane. The print, housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, showcases a dramatic composition with Christ kneeling in the center, his body illuminated by a divine light. The angel, hovering above, represents the presence of God in the face of suffering. The three sleeping disciples in the background highlight the contrast between Christ's solitude and the disciples' inability to share his burden. Bettelini's work captures the solemnity and emotional weight of this significant moment in Christian tradition.