Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane

Van Noort employs chiaroscuro to model forms, allowing light to emerge from the surrounding darkness and give volume to the figures. The surface combines impasto passages that suggest flesh and cloth with translucent glazes that enhance the luminous quality of the night sky, creating a tactile depth characteristic of mid‑sixteenth‑century Flemish painting.

Created in 1565, the painting entered the holdings of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, where it remains on display. Its provenance traces back to the artist’s workshop, reflecting the period’s devotional commissions and the museum’s later acquisition of Flemish religious works.