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Collection Online as of May 8, 2026

A vertically oriented tempera on vellum miniature depicts people with light skin tones in a rocky landscape. At the center, Christ kneels in a white robe, looking toward a winged angel holding a gold chalice. In the foreground, three men sleep in blue, yellow, and red robes. At left, a winding path leads from a distant hilltop city where a group of figures approaches. Green hills and a river extend to the right.

Full Page Miniature: The Agony in the Garden

1490–1500

probably by Timoteo Viti

(Italian, 1469–1523)
Italy, Umbria
tempera on vellum
Sheet: 27 x 22 cm (10 5/8 x 8 11/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1927.161
Location: Not on view
  • Col. G. C. Cheshire
    Edouard Kann, Paris
    Col. G. C. Legh, Cheshire, England; Edouard Kann, Paris
  • "A Miniature Attributed to Timoteo Viti," The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 14, no. 9 (November 1927): 144-146 Reproduced: p. 142; Mentioned: p. 144 www.jstor.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 83 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 83 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 95 archive.org
    Agosti, Barbara, Silvia Ginzburg Carignani, and Raphael. Raffaello e gli amici di Urbino. 2019. Reproduced and mentioned; p. 77 fig. 2
  • Imagining the Garden. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 24, 2015-March 6, 2016).
    The Glory of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 6, 2010-April 17, 2011).
    Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991).
    Pages From Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts. Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA (April 24-June 8, 1963).
    Condition Excellent. Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA (organizer) (March 22-April 22, 1951).
    Illustrating Episodes in the Life of Christ. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT (organizer) (March 12-April 28, 1948).
    The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).
    The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 26-October 4, 1936).
  • {{cite web|title=Full Page Miniature: The Agony in the Garden|url=false|author=Timoteo Viti|year=1490–1500|access-date=08 May 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1927.161