Fresco, Chapter House, Fontevraud Abbey, Loire
Agony in the Garden fresco, Chapter House, Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The Chapter House was built in the 16th century and its walls were painted in 1563 with frescoes of scenes from Christ's Passion by the Anjou artist Thomas Pot. Here we see Christ's Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, with the betrayal of Judas and contemporary portraits of on the right, Louise-Francoise de Rochechouart de Mortemart, 33rd abbess of Fontevraud (1704-1742), and on the left, Renee de Bourbon, abbess of Chelles. The abbey itself was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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