Flemish school of the 18th century. "Jesus praying on the Mount of Olives". Oil on copper. It presents losses in the pictorial layer. Measurements: 26 x 20 cm; 29 x 23 cm (frame). This devotional painting represents Jesus in the Garden of Olives at the moment when the angel comforts him, while his disciples Peter, John and James sleep beside him (Matthew: ch. 26 v. 37; Mark: ch. 14 v. 33; Luke: ch. 22, 39- 46). The Gospels narrate that Jesus, in the throes of a strange sadness, went to pray on the Mount of Olives, where the apostles followed him. Once there, Jesus withdrew to one side to pray, the moment of the crucifixion becoming clear to him. Jesus knelt down and prayed, saying: "Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me; yet not my will but yours be done". Thus, this episode begins the bloody Passion in the soul of Christ. The apostles fall into a deep sleep, and an angel appears to Jesus to comfort him. And in agony, he persisted in his prayer. His sweat became like thick drops of blood falling to the ground. Rising from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them asleep with sorrow; and he said to them, "How is it that you are asleep? Rise and pray that you may not fall into temptation". In fact, this episode alludes to the greatest temptation of Jesus life, the last of all: knowing his destiny, he can either flee from his enemies or continue to fulfil his divine mission, risking his life.