De voetwassing

Han van Meegeren, 1935 - 1943

De voetwassing. Maria zalft de voeten van Christus, geschilderd in de trant van Johannes Vermeer.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-A-4239
Dimensionsdepth 3 cm, height 122 cm x width 102 cm, height 140 cm x width 120 cm x depth 10 cm
Physical characteristicsolieverf op doek

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Title(s)
De voetwassing
Object type
Object number
SK-A-4239
Inscriptions / marks
signature (false): ‘IVMeer’
Description
De voetwassing. Maria zalft de voeten van Christus, geschilderd in de trant van Johannes Vermeer.

Physcial description
olieverf op doek
Material
Dimensions
- depth 3 cm
- height 122 cm x width 102 cm
- height 140 cm x width 120 cm x depth 10 cm

Acquisition
purchase 1943
Ownership
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
Collection of the artist; from whom purchased, through the mediation of Mr Kok, by the dealer P. de Boer, Amsterdam, 1943; from whom, fl. 1,300,000 or fl. 1,170,000, to the Dutch State, 1943 {Provenance reconstructed in De tijd: dagblad voor Nederland, d.d. 29-10-1947, p. 2 and Duparc 1975, pp. 207-208.} ? from whom transferred to the museum; first recorded in the museum, 1974
Remarks
Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.