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The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States.
Christ Washes the Disciples' Feet is a 1622 oil on canvas painting by Battistello Caracciolo for the church of the Certosa di San Martino in Naples, where it still hangs. [1] It is held to be one of the artist's masterpieces.
Pages in category "Paintings of Christ washing the disciples' feet" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A host would provide water for guests to wash their feet, provide a servant to wash the feet of the guests or even serve the guests by washing their feet. This is mentioned in several places in the Old Testament of the Bible (e.g. Genesis 18:4 ; 19:2 ; 24:32 ; 43:24 ; 1 Samuel 25:41 ; et al.), as well as other religious and historical documents.
Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday, among other names, [note 1] is the day during Holy Week that commemorates the Washing of the Feet (Maundy) and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles, as described in the canonical gospels.
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 ...
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Christ Washing the Feet of the Disciples. [243] Location unknown (possibly lost) Study for Christ Washing the Feet of the Disciples, not date. Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1983.95.186. Oil on plywood, 6 x 7 7/8 in. [244] 1905 46 years old The Carnegie Institute announced it would purchase this work. [245] Judas Covenanting with the High ...