Christ Washing the Feet of the Apostles

Unknown artist · c. 1490/1500

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Straw
50% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 11.0:1

Sepia
23% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.0:1

Brick
18% of the image
Pink · text contrast 5.3:1

Green earth
3% of the image
Green · text contrast 5.0:1

Slate
3% of the image
Teal · text contrast 6.4:1

Tangerine
3% of the image
Orange · text contrast 7.0:1

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Artist: Unknown artist
Date: c. 1490/1500
Type: Print
Medium: woodcut, hand-colored in red lake, dark blue, and lilac
Period: 15th century
Themes: Bible stories and saints
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 61, colourfulness 34

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection. Museum record. Public domain. United States: National Gallery of Art marks it open access (published_images.openaccess = 1: public domain, CC0). Europe: Anonymous work, made by 1500: its maker died long before 1956, and any term counted from publication has also run out. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

Christ Washing the Feet of the Apostles

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