Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld1860

The Washing of Feet

On the night of the supper Jesus rises, girds himself with a towel, and washes the feet of his disciples, giving them an example that they should serve one another (John 13). A wood engraving from Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld's Die Bibel in Bildern (1860).

The Washing of Feet by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld depicting John 13:1
View full resolutionPublic domain via Wikimedia Commons. Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794–1872), Die Bibel in Bildern, Leipzig: Georg Wigand, 1860.Source

Depicted passages

Portrait of Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld

About Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld

1794-1872 · German

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld was a German Nazarene painter whose "Die Bibel in Bildern" (1852–1860), a cycle of 240 woodcuts, became one of the most widely circulated Protestant Bible picture books of the 19th century.