DUCCIO di Buoninsegna
(b. ca. 1255, Siena, d. 1319, Siena)

Agony in the Garden

1308-11
Tempera on wood, 51 x 76 cm
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena

In the Agony in the Garden, Jesus is turning to Peter, James the Great and John, shaking them and warning them not to fall into temptation, while the other disciples are sleeping. On the right, in accordance with the Gospel of St Luke, which is the only one to mention an angel appearing, he withdraws in prayer. In this quiet setting, both episodes are visualized through the gestures of Christ, Peter and the angel.