PALMA GIOVANE
(b. 1548, Venezia, d. 1628, Venezia)

Washing of the Feet

1591-92
Oil on canvas, 163 x 378 cm
San Giovanni in Bragora, Venice

Three simultaneous episodes in three locations (Last Supper, Washing of the Feet, Prayer in the Garden) create a perfect mannerist device for a carefully divided configuration of expressions and gestures.