Christ Washing the Feet of His Disciples
Nicolas Bertin (French, 1668–1736)
1720–30
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Archival matte paper, 189 g/m² (10.3 mil), sourced from Japan, printed with multicolor water-based inkjet so every brushstroke stays crisp. Framed prints arrive ready to hang in a .75″ ayous-wood frame with an acrylite front. Sized to standard frames by cropping, never stretching — at most about 3% comes off one edge, which isn’t noticeable on most pieces, and we only offer a size when it stays that small.
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About this work
Nicolas Bertin was primarily a painter of religious, mythological, and allegorical subjects. Although trained in the rigorous French academic traditions, he often emulated the broader style of Titian, Paolo Veronese, and other Venetian Renaissance masters. For his depiction of Christ washing Saint Peter's feet just after the Last Supper (John 13:4-5), Bertin created a majestic, theatrical backdrop reminiscent of those in Veronese's pictures. Through gesture and facial expression Bertin adeptly described a range of emotions, from surprise and puzzlement to humility.
- Medium
- Oil on panel
- Original size
- 49.5 × 72.1 cm (19 1/2 × 28 3/8 in.)
Museum record · 4 owners · 1 exhibition
Provenance
- Probably a private collection, Lyons.
- Ange Laurent de Lalive de Jully, Paris, by 1757; sold Pierre Remy, Paris, May 7, 1770, to Rémy, acting on behalf of the duc de Praslin, for 1,050 livres; probably César Gabriel de Choiseul, duc de Praslin (d. 1785), Paris, by descent to Louis César Renaud de Choiseul, vicomte de Choiseul (d. 1791); by descent to César Hippolyte de Choiseul, comte de Choiseul-Praslin; sold A. J. Paillet, Paris, February 18 and following, 1793, to Clysorius for 800 livres.
- Abraham Fontanel, Montpellier; sold by Fontanel, 1806, to Baron Jacques Joseph de Boussairolles (d. 1814), Château de Mogère, Montpellier for 2,000 livres; by descent to his great-granddaughter, Marie-Claire Boussairolles (d. 1905), who married Charles-Antoine Barthélemy, baron de Saizieu; by descent to Louis-Antoine-Henri Barthélemy, baron de Saizieu; by decent to Joseph, comte de Colbert-Cannet.
- Chevagnes; purchased from Colbert-Cannet with Jean Pierre Selz as agent, 1979.
Exhibitions
- Art Institute of Chicago, The Art of the Edge: European Frames, 1300–1900.
