Agony in the Garden
by BOTTICELLI, Sandro, Tempera on panel, 53 x 35 cm
This is the only one of Botticelli’s paintings known to have been exported from Italy during the artist’s lifetime. It is recorded as being in the possession of Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Castille, in 1504. It was probably brought to the court of Castille by a merchant, accompanied by various other luxury goods.