The Washing of the Feet
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The Washing of the Feet is a major religious painting by the Venetian Renaissance artist Tintoretto depicting Christ humbly washing his disciples’ feet at the Last Supper.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Washing of the Feet canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6573153 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Washing of the Feet Context triple: [Tintoretto, notableWork, The Washing of the Feet]
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A.
Jesus Washing Peter’s Feet
"Jesus Washing Peter’s Feet" is a 19th-century religious painting by Ford Madox Brown that depicts the biblical scene of Christ humbly washing the apostle Peter’s feet, emphasizing themes of service and humility.
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B.
John 13 (washing of the disciples’ feet)
John 13 (washing of the disciples’ feet) is a New Testament passage in which Jesus humbly washes his disciples’ feet at the Last Supper, exemplifying servant leadership and love.
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C.
The Miraculous Draught of Fishes
The Miraculous Draught of Fishes is a religious painting by French Baroque artist Jean Jouvenet depicting the biblical miracle of Jesus enabling his disciples to catch an overwhelming number of fish.
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D.
Agony in the Garden
Agony in the Garden is a New Testament event in which Jesus prays in deep anguish in the Garden of Gethsemane on the night before his crucifixion.
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E.
Supper at Emmaus
Supper at Emmaus is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the moment the resurrected Christ is recognized by his disciples during a meal, celebrated for its dramatic lighting and realistic detail.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Washing of the Feet Target entity description: The Washing of the Feet is a major religious painting by the Venetian Renaissance artist Tintoretto depicting Christ humbly washing his disciples’ feet at the Last Supper.
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A.
Jesus Washing Peter’s Feet
"Jesus Washing Peter’s Feet" is a 19th-century religious painting by Ford Madox Brown that depicts the biblical scene of Christ humbly washing the apostle Peter’s feet, emphasizing themes of service and humility.
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B.
John 13 (washing of the disciples’ feet)
John 13 (washing of the disciples’ feet) is a New Testament passage in which Jesus humbly washes his disciples’ feet at the Last Supper, exemplifying servant leadership and love.
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C.
The Miraculous Draught of Fishes
The Miraculous Draught of Fishes is a religious painting by French Baroque artist Jean Jouvenet depicting the biblical miracle of Jesus enabling his disciples to catch an overwhelming number of fish.
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D.
Agony in the Garden
Agony in the Garden is a New Testament event in which Jesus prays in deep anguish in the Garden of Gethsemane on the night before his crucifixion.
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E.
Supper at Emmaus
Supper at Emmaus is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the moment the resurrected Christ is recognized by his disciples during a meal, celebrated for its dramatic lighting and realistic detail.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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religious painting ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | La Lavanda dei Piedi ⓘ |
| artist | Tintoretto ⓘ |
| artStyle |
High Renaissance
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Mannerism ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Gospel of John
ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| creator | Tintoretto ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Catholic art
ⓘ
Italian Renaissance art ⓘ |
| depicts |
Jesus Christ
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Last Supper ⓘ disciples of Jesus ⓘ washing of feet ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | Jesus washing the feet of the apostles ⓘ |
| depictsFigure |
Saint Peter
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Peter
apostles of Christ ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian art
ⓘ
New Testament scene ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Christ kneeling
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architectural interior ⓘ basin of water ⓘ servant figures ⓘ table with apostles ⓘ towel ⓘ |
| iconographicTradition | Last Supper cycle ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | Venice ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian charity
ⓘ
humility of Christ ⓘ service ⓘ |
| movement | Venetian Renaissance ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christian iconography of the Passion
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linked to:
Christian iconography
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| period | Renaissance ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
Biblical scene
ⓘ
Gospel narrative ⓘ |
| theme |
Eucharistic context
ⓘ
ritual purification ⓘ |
| useOfPerspective | Mannerist spatial complexity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Washing of the Feet Description of subject: The Washing of the Feet is a major religious painting by the Venetian Renaissance artist Tintoretto depicting Christ humbly washing his disciples’ feet at the Last Supper.
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