Christ on the Mount of Olives 1669 - 1712

Jacob Männl's "Christ on the Mount of Olives" is an etching that depicts the biblical scene of Jesus Christ in prayer on the Mount of Olives, with an angel offering him a cup. This scene is often depicted in art as a moment of intense anguish and anticipation of Christ's suffering. The artwork is part of a series of prints after the paintings of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, a prominent Italian Baroque painter. Männl skillfully emulates Caravaggio's use of chiaroscuro, creating dramatic contrasts of light and shadow. This artwork is housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.