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DÜRER, Albrecht: Agony in the Garden (No. 2)

🖼 Agony in the Garden (No. 2), 1508
Engraving
115 × 71 cm
New York, USA

Moonlit intensity captures Christ kneeling in anguished prayer while disciples sleep nearby, rendered through precise German Renaissance technique. Dürer's 1508 engraving revolutionized religious imagery by emphasizing spiritual torment over decorative detail, influencing devotional art across Northern Europe.

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