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Alfred Louis Lebeuf de Montgermont

French, 1841 - 1918

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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 lower leg of a seated man at the center of the group, and washes the foot in a gold-colored basin. That seated man looks down at Jesus, one hand flat against his own chest. He has short, curly white hair and a full beard. Other people sit and stand along the bench, which spans the width of the composition. Most have beards and look toward Jesus. One is cleanshaven and stands near the left edge of the painting. Another cleanshaven person sits just behind Jesus. A sheer veil is tucked into the squared neckline of that person’s garment, and the front is vertically pleated. The man without the halo sits near the lower right corner, and he looks at us as he points toward Jesus. He has a brown beard and short hair, and a pouch is tucked into the band tied around his orange robe. The floor in front of the group is cream white, as is the bench, which curves in a shallow U shape in front of us. A parchment-white stone building rises immediately behind the group, with columns rising off the top edge.
Garofalo, Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet, c. 1520/1525, oil on panel, Patrons' Permanent Fund, 2001.29.1

Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet

Garofalo · c. 1520/1525 · oil on panel ·  Accession ID  2001.29.1

Shown from the knees up, a pale-skinned woman wearing a black dress with white cuffs and a wide, starched collar sits in a wooden chair against a dark brown background in this vertical portrait painting. Her body faces us and she looks off to our left with brown eyes. She has slight jowls at her chin and her eyes, mouth, and forehead are lined. Her hair is pulled back under a close-fitting black cap. Extending straight from around her neck, her white collar is pleated into narrow figure-eights and nearly reaches her shoulders. She wears a brown stole over her velvety black dress, and both nearly blend with the dark background. She holds a pair of pince-nez spectacles in her right hand, which rests on a thick book in her lap. The spine faces her right, and the opposite edge is fastened with metal clasps. A braided cord affixed to the narrow end of the book near us creates a loop.
Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch 17th Century, An Old Lady with a Book, 1637, oil on canvas, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1937.1.73

An Old Lady with a Book

Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch 17th Century · 1637 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1937.1.73

Antoine Watteau, The Wedding Procession, c. 1712, red chalk over red chalk counterproof on laid paper, Margaret Mellon Hitchcock Fund, 2000.8.1

The Wedding Procession

Antoine Watteau · c. 1712 · red chalk over red chalk counterproof on laid paper ·  Accession ID  2000.8.1

Jean-Henri Riesener, Writing Table (table à écrire), 1784, veneered on oak with mahogany, sycamore, ebony, and boxwood, Widener Collection, 1942.9.407

Writing Table (table à écrire)

Jean-Henri Riesener · 1784 · veneered on oak with mahogany, sycamore, ebony, and boxwood ·  Accession ID  1942.9.407