Gethsemane

"And he was withdrawn away from them a stone's cast; and kneeling down, he prayed, saying: Father, if thou wilt, remove this chalice from me: but yet not my will, but thine be done. And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. " (Luke 22:41-43)

Scene represented in a pedestal of a cross. Artwork done by Johann Benedikt Witz (1709-1780) in 1774. Material: Linden wood.

Location: Mainfränkisches Museum, Würzburg,  District of Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany.