Hortus Deliciarum, Jesus und die schlafenden Apostel am Ölberg

Jesus stands on the left, identified by his cruciform halo, gesturing toward a dense huddle of eleven sleeping disciples. The figures are rendered with the bold lines and saturated colors characteristic of Romanesque manuscript illumination, draped in heavy, rhythmic folds of blue, red, and purple robes. The scene is set on a stylized rocky outcrop against a plain background, flanked by two Latin inscriptions.

This image is a reproduction from the Hortus Deliciarum (Garden of Delights), an encyclopedic manuscript compiled by Abbess Herrad of Landsberg to educate her nuns. It represents the 12th-century 'Renaissance' effort to synthesize biblical history, theology, and the liberal arts into a comprehensive Christian worldview.