- Artist
- Ford Madox Brown 1821–1893
- Medium
- Oil paint on canvas
- Dimensions
- Support: 1168 × 1333 mm
frame: 1475 × 1640 × 98 mm - Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Presented by subscribers 1893
- Reference
- N01394
Online caption
Ford Madox Brown broke convention to paint this Biblical scene of the Last Supper from the intimate point of view of someone kneeling and waiting their turn to have their feet washed. The focus on Jesus’ labour reflected the socialist politics that interested the Pre-Raphaelite circle. Brown’s model for Jesus was fellow Pre-Raphaelite Frederick Stephens. He originally posed naked to the waist to stress the physical work of the act of washing. The disciples were based on other members of the Pre-Raphaelite circle: Rossetti has his head in his hands. Brown was unable to sell the picture until he painted clothes on Jesus.
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