Large Painting XIX Eme The Meal At Simon Or The Washing Of Christ’s Feet By Mary Magdeleine

Marie Magdeleine washes the feet of Christ kneeling beside him.
Several characters are seated at Simon the Pharisee and listen to the words of Christ.
In the Gospel of Luke, here are three passages referring to this painting:
The Pharisee and the sinner (7,36-39) 7, 36
A Pharisee had invited Jesus to eat with him. Jesus entered his home and sat down at the table. 37 There came a woman from the city, a sinner. Having learned that Jesus was seated in the house of the Pharisee, she had brought an alabaster bottle containing a perfume. 38 Weeping, she stood behind him, near his feet, and began to wet Jesus' feet with her tears. She wiped them with her hair, covered them with kisses and spread the perfume over them. 39 Seeing this, the Pharisee who had invited Jesus said to himself: “If this man were a prophet, he would know who this woman is who is touching him, and what she is: a sinner. »

The parable of the creditor (7,40-43) 7, 40 Jesus, taking the floor, said to him: « Simon, I have something to tell you. - Speak, Master. 41 Jesus replied, “A creditor had two debtors; the first owed him five hundred pieces of silver, the other fifty. 42 Since neither of them could repay him, he pardoned them both. Which of the two will love him more? 43 Simon replied, "I suppose he was the one who was forgiven the greatest debt." “You are right,”
Jesus told him.
And, turning to the woman, he said to Simon: “You see that woman. I entered your house: you did not pour water on my feet, but she bathed my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You didn't give me a kiss, but she, since she came in, she hasn't stopped covering my feet with kisses. You did not pour fragrant oil on my head, but she poured perfume on my feet. If I tell you that her so many sins have been forgiven, it is because she showed so much love. But he who is forgiven little, shows little love”. He said to the woman, "Your sins have been forgiven." The guests began to say to themselves: “Who is this man who goes so far as to forgive sins? ". Jesus said to the woman: “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace”. (Luke 7, 36-50).

There is a lot of finesse and elegance in the details of the painting. The faces are very expressive.