19th century Spanish school

Spanish school of the XIX century.
"Jesus in the Garden of Olives".
Oil on canvas.
It has patches on the back. Needs restoration.
Measurements: 96 x 70 cm; 116 x 89 cm (frame).

This devotional painting represents Jesus praying in the Garden of Olives. The Gospels narrate that, distressed by a strange sadness, Jesus went to pray to the Mount of Olives, where the apostles followed him. Once there, Jesus withdrew to one side to pray, the moment of the crucifixion becoming present to him. Jesus knelt down and prayed, saying: "Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me; yet not my will, but yours be done. Thus, this episode begins the bloody Passion in the soul of Christ. The apostles fall into a deep sleep, and an angel appears to Jesus to comfort him. And being in agony, he insisted more and more on his prayer. His sweat became like thick drops of blood falling to the ground. And rising from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them asleep with sorrow; and he said to them, "How is it that you are asleep? Rise and pray that you may not fall into temptation." In fact, this episode alludes to the greatest temptation of Jesus' life, the last of all: knowing his destiny, he can either flee from his enemies or continue to fulfill his divine mission, risking his life.