Twelve people are gathered along a stone bench as a thirteenth, kneeling person washes the foot of a man seated in the center of the group in this horizontal painting. All the people have pale skin and wear togas and robes in ruby red, parakeet green, sky blue, pale lilac purple, or pumpkin orange. A faint gold halo encircles each head except for one person, near the lower right. At the center of the painting, the kneeling person, Jesus, faces our right in profile. He has blond, shoulder-length ringlets and a pointed beard. He wears a red, gold-trimmed robe over a white garment. He holds the…
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Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet

painter Garofalo (Ferrarese, 1481 - 1559)

c. 1520/1525

Medium
oil on panel
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 35.9 x 52.1 cm (14 1/8 x 20 1/2 in.)
Culture
Ferrarese
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CIS-R
Credit line
Patrons' Permanent Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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