Christ on the Mount of Olives by SOLDANI BENZI, Massimiliano

SOLDANI BENZI, Massimiliano

(b. 1656, Firenze, d. 1740, Montevarchi)

	Christ on the Mount of Olives c. 1722 Bronze, golden-brown lacquer patina, 65 x 45 cm Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna
The unusual iconography of this bronze relief is not based on the Gospel: Christ, praying throughout the night on the Mount of Olives, faints into the arms of two angels.