Albrecht Duerer - Christ washing the feet of his disciples - 1508

Albrecht Dürer - Christ washing the feet of his disciples - 1508 / Description: Christ washing St Peters feet. Meder 134.c . From the Small Passion by Dürer. Original Dürer woodcut. Impression without text, dating from circa 1544 -1589 based on the fragment of watermark in the paper ( Meder 220.a: 'Kleines Wappen von Kaufburen mit einfachen Sternen, as used in the 'Ehrenporte' published in 1559.) Subject: Christ kneeling and washing St Peter's feet; the other apostles watching in the background, John standing on the left behind Christ, holding a jug and towel. Original woodcut from circa 1508-1509 by Dürer from the small passion, his first major project, and today his most celebrated, depicting the final days of Christ’s life. / Dimensions: 12,80 x 9,90 cm / Condition: Very good impression with almost intact borderline as to be found on the early impressions. Edition well ahead of the Italian text edition. On the full sheet of watermarked lead paper measuring 19,50 x 15,00 cm. Tipped with left border on a laid paper support sheet. Excellent untouched condition with no folds or tears. / Literature: Meder 143.c. With the small and larger gap in the bottom borderline as described by Meder, but before the further gaps in the bottom borderline as described for the Italian edition. --- Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur (VII.119.25) --- Dodgson 1903, 1911 / Catalogue of Early German and Flemish Woodcuts in the BM, 2 vols (I.262.7) / Medium: Woodcut /Circa: Ca.1508-1509