Christ Washing the Feet of His Disciples from a set of The Passion
Medium
Wool, silk, metal thread (20 warp threads per inch, 8 per cm.)
Dimensions
39 1/2 x 29 3/4 in. (100.3 x 75.6 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Tapestries
Culture
German, Alsace, possibly Strasbourg
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1911
Accession Number
11.148.3
Tags
About the Artist
Albrecht Dürer|Unidentified Weaver's Mark|Unidentified Weaver's Mark · 1471–1528
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) stands as the preeminent figure of the Northern Renaissance and arguably the most influential artist in the history of printmaking. Born in Nuremberg on May 21, 1471, and dying in the same city on April 6, 1528, Dürer revolutionized the status of the artist in Northern Europe, transforming printmaking from a commercial craft into an independent fine art and establishing ...