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Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet

Artist: Jacopo Tintoretto (1519 - 1594)

Location: Shipley Art Gallery

Date: circa 1547

Materials: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 213 x 518 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £250,000 (Total: £765,000; tax remission)

Vendor: Chapter of St Nicholas

Review number: 3292 (1987)

Provenance:
Alexis Delahunte, sale Philips 1814; H. Baring Esq; Sir Matthew White Ridley; The Chapter of St Nicholas, by 1818 .

Description:
The setting reflects the revival of elaborate architectural perspectives amongst Venetian painters of the mid 16th century.

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