Christ Washing the Feet of the Apostles

c. 1624/1625

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of an outdoor scene with classical architecture. Several individuals are gathered around a central figure who appears to be washing something, with radiant lines emanating from this figure. The composition is set against a backdrop of ruins with classical columns and buildings with multiple stories. The figures are adorned in robes, and there is an abundance of architectural detail, including arches and pillars. The sky above features clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 7.5 × 5.4 cm (2 15/16 × 2 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1948.11.36

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 537, State i/iii

  • Series Title

    The Small Passion [Lieure 537-548]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1963

  • Jacques Callot: a selection of prints from the collections of Rudolf L. Baumfeld and Lessing J. Rosenwald, NGA, 1963, no. 36a.

Bibliography

1924

  • Lieure, J. Jacques Callot. 5 vols. Paris: Editions de la Gazette des Beaux Arts, 1924-1927. Reprint. 8 vols. New York: Collectors' Editions, 1969.

Wikidata ID

Q65074138

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