Painting Of Jesus Washing Feet

'Christ Washing the Feet of His Disciples' was created in c.1547 by Tintoretto in Mannerism (Late Renaissance) style. Find more prominent pieces of religious painting at Wikiart.org.

The painting, which measures 204.5 x 410.2 cm, is a religious painting and is currently housed in the National Gallery in London, UK. The painting depicts the biblical scene of Jesus Christ washing the feet of his disciples, an act of humility and service.

'Jesus Washing Peter's Feet', Ford Madox Brown, 1852.

This scene from the New Testament (John 13, 1-20) shows the moment just before the Last Supper, when Jesus washed Saint Peter´s feet as an example of humility and service to others. The displacement o.

For his depiction of Christ washing Saint Peter's feet just after the Last Supper (John 13:4-5), Bertin created a majestic, theatrical backdrop reminiscent of those in Veronese's pictures. Through gesture and facial expression Bertin adeptly described a range of emotions, from surprise and puzzlement to humility.

'Christ Washing the Feet of His Disciples' was created in c.1547 by Tintoretto in Mannerism (Late Renaissance) style. Find more prominent pieces of religious painting at Wikiart.org.

Before the Last Supper Christ washed his disciples' feet using a basin of water and wiping them 'with the towel wherewith he was girded'. Peter protested, but Christ observed, 'If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me'. Peter then said, 'Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head' (John 13: 1-9).

When the painting was on the art market in the 1990s, and initially in the Gallery's records, it was identified with one formerly in the collections of the Empress Josephine at Malmaison, of her son Eugène de Beauharnais, and then of his heirs, the Dukes of Leuchtenberg, in Munich and St Petersburg.

Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet was a favourite theme of Tintoretto, and there are at least six known works by him on the subject. The scene comes from a passage in John 13 where before the Last Supper Christ washes the feet of his disciples. This passage called for a complex image with many characters in a variety of poses and motions, and the diversity and challenge attracted Tintoretto.

After the disciples dine together, the company passes into another chamber, the artist notes, where Jesus washes the feet of his followers, an act of selflessness and humility that presages his later sacrifice for the sins of mankind. Although Peter, sitting at center with his hands at his head, protests his unworthiness, Jesus insists on the physical and spiritual necessity of the cleansing.

Jacopo Tintoretto, Christ washing the Feet of the Disciples, about 1575-80. Read about this painting, learn the key facts and zoom in to discover more.

'Jesus Washing Peter's Feet', Ford Madox Brown, 1852.

This scene from the New Testament (John 13, 1-20) shows the moment just before the Last Supper, when Jesus washed Saint Peter´s feet as an example of humility and service to others. The displacement o.

The painting, which measures 204.5 x 410.2 cm, is a religious painting and is currently housed in the National Gallery in London, UK. The painting depicts the biblical scene of Jesus Christ washing the feet of his disciples, an act of humility and service.