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Foot washing (Rite)

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  • The washing of poor men's feet by the Pope on Holy Thursday. Etching after B. Picart.
  • Christ raises Lazarus from his tomb. Engraving.
  • God appears radiantly behind a black cloud as Moses swings an incense burner; four people are washing their feet and hands in preparation. Etching.
  • Christ raises Lazarus from his tomb. Engraving by J. Rogers after D.A.M. Raffet.
  • A woman washes the feet of another woman in a church. Engraving.
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    Saint Mary Magdalen anoints Christ's feet at the meal of Simon the Pharisee. Etching by F.A. Ludy after J.F. Overbeck.

    Overbeck, Johann Friedrich, 1789-1869. | Reference: 23556i
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    Christ washes the feet of the apostles; Mary Magdalene washes Christ's feet; a farmer washes his cattle's feet. Engraving.

    | Date: 1829 | Reference: 22868i
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    The baptism of Christ; two angels bear witness, the crowd points and the holy spirit descends. Engraving by F. Keller after J.F. Overbeck.

    Overbeck, Johann Friedrich, 1789-1869. | Reference: 22449i
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    Christ washes the feet of the apostles. Etching by R. Stang after J.F. Overbeck, 1847.

    Overbeck, Johann Friedrich, 1789-1869. | Date: 1847 | Reference: 23573i
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    The washing of poor men's feet by the Pope on Holy Thursday. Etching after B. Picart.

    Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733. | Date: 1700-1799 | Reference: 30373i
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