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Christ Washing the Disciples’ Feet
Also titled De voetwassing
Rembrandt van Rijn (Leiden, 1606–1669)
c. 1640 - c. 1650
- Medium
- paper, ink
- Classification
- drawing
- Dimensions
- height 157 mm x width 221 mm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, 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
About this work
Christ squats among his apostles and washes Peter’s feet above a water basin. Peter objected to Christ humbling himself in this way. He could not understand that Christ, with this servile task, expressed his superior humanity. That Peter is still surprised is evident from his pose; he leans forward in his chair and grips its arms.
