Let this cup pass.SELF-DOUBT CAN UNDERMINE even the greatest project. Christ's moment of doubt was so strong that it is called an "agony," from the Greek word agon, meaning "suffering." The anonymous Master of Vyssi Brod dramatizes this moment clearly and simply. Behind and below Christ are the sleeping apostles APOSTLES. In the British courts of admiralty, when a party appeals from a decision made against him, he prays apostles from the judge, which are brief letters of dismission, stating the case, and declaring that the record will be transmitted. 2 Brown's Civ. and Adm. Law, 438; Dig. 49. 6. , representing the human world for which Jesus must sacrifice himself; in front and above are the heavens to which Jesus raises his hands in supplication. There are details in the picture that seem superfluous su·per·flu·ous adj. Being beyond what is required or sufficient. [Middle English, from Old French superflueux, from Latin superfluus, from superfluere, to overflow : to the story, chiefly the birds in the trees, painted in profile, with loving attention to their shapes, the details of their feathers, the blending of colors not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color on their breasts. The birds are symbols of the soul: the human soul, which will be saved through Christ's sacrifice; and the soul of Christ, which will rise to heaven days after this moment. Beauty, then, and hope will finally turn doubt into acceptance and action. PHILIP HARTIGAN is an artist and writer living in Chicago. Painting: The Agony in the Garden agony in the garden Christ confronts His imminent death. [N.T.: Matthew 26:36–45; Mark 14:32–41] See : Passion of Christ , by the Master of Vyssi Brod (Hohenfurth) (14th c., National Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. ). Photo: Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY. |
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