Christ Washing St Peter's Feet, 1501

Title

Christ Washing St Peter's Feet

Painter

• Hans Holbein the Elder

Altar

Predella of the High Altarpiece of the Dominican Church in Frankfurt

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Mixed technique on spruce

Material

• spruce wood

Technique

• mixed technique

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• permanent loan

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Dauerleihgabe des Historischen Museums Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

On permanent loan from Historisches Museum Frankfurt am Main since 1922

Genre

• altarpiece
• depiction of a saint
• Biblical portrayal
• historical narration

Main Motif

• the Passion
• Jesus Christ
• Peter (apostle)
• Judas Iscariot (apostle)
• James the Elder (apostle)
• Saint John the Evangelist
• Twelve Apostles
• man
• group of people

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Peter (apostle)
• Judas Iscariot (apostle)
• Saint James the Greater
• John the Evangelist
• Twelve Apostles

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 13,6-11

Primary

• 73D231 Christ washes Peter's feet

Secondary

• 41A33 window