Christ at Gethsemane

Lo Spagna painted this Christ at Gethsemane around 1502 in Spoleto, depicting the moment of Christ's anguished prayer before his arrest. As Perugino's most faithful follower in Umbria, Lo Spagna maintained the master's serene landscape settings even for the most dramatic Passion subjects. Tempera on panel suited the precise, layered technique expected by ecclesiastical and private patrons across Europe.

Oil on panel with Peruginesque soft modeling and luminous landscape. The nocturnal garden scene is rendered with the atmospheric calm and spatial clarity characteristic of the Umbrian school.