Saint Ferdinand, King of Spain, Antonio Salvador Casanova y Estorach, 1886

The work shows king ferdinand iii of castile († 1252), nicknamed the saint, serving food to twelve barefoot poor people sitting at the table on the occasion of the holy thursday festival, since the kings of spain on that occasion washed the feet and personally fed twelve needy people in imitation of what jesus christ did with his twelve apostles at the last supper. Object Type: painting. Date: 1886. Dimensions: height: 300 cm (118.1 in); width: 468 cm (15.3 ft). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museo del Prado. San Fernando, rey de España (Museo del Prado)