The Bible In Paintings: ✝️ THE LAST SUPPER ✝️ Part 1

[Hebrews 11:6]

The Bible In Paintings
~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~

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֎ Featuring 29 Paintings and 1 Mosaic ֎

M A R K
Chapter 14*

On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover lamb, Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”

So he sent two of his disciples, telling them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him. Say to the owner of the house he enters, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ He will show you a large upper room, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.”

The disciples left, went into the city and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.

When evening came, Jesus arrived with the Twelve. While they were reclining at the table eating, he said, “I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me—one who is eating with me.”

They were saddened, and one by one they said to him, “Surely not I?”

“It is one of the Twelve,” he replied, “one who dips bread into the bowl with me. The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”

While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take it; this is my body.”

Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, and they all drank from it.

“This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many,” he said to them. “I tell you the truth, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God.”

When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

1
LEONARDO DA VINCI
"The Last Supper"
Bartholomew • James Minor • Andrew • Judas • Peter • John • JESUS • Thomas • James Major • Philip • Matthew • Jude • Simon

2
"Detail"

3
CARL BLOCH
"Last Supper"

4
BENJAMIN WEST
"The Last Supper"

5
TINTORETTO
"The Last Supper"

6
Source

7
DOMENICO GHIRLANDAIO
"Last Supper"

8
"Detail"

9
VALENTIN DE BOULOGNE
"The Last Supper"

10
GIOVANNI DOMENICO TIEPOLO
"The Last Supper"

11
LIPPO MEMMI
"The Last Supper"

12
Source

13
DANIELE CRESPI
"The Last Supper"

14
SALVADOR DALI
"The Sacrament of the Last Supper"

15
ANDREA DEL CASTAGNO
"The Last Supper"

16
EL GRECO
"The Last Supper"

17
GIOTTO DI BONDONE
"The Last Supper"

18
MYKOLA GE
"The Last Supper"

19
HEINRICH LÜTZELMANN
"Last Supper"

20
COSIMO ROSSELLI
"The Last Supper"

21
Source

22
JEAN BAPTISTE DE CHAMPAIGNE
"The Last Supper"

23
Source

24
JAMES W JOHNSON
"The Last Supper"

25
AGOSTINO CARRACCI
"Last Supper"

26
GUSTAVE DORÉ
"The Last Supper"

27
FRANCESCO BASSANO
"The Last Supper"

28
WILLIAM BLAKE
"The Last Supper"

29
CORRADO GIAQUINTO
"The Last Supper"

→ a n d     f i n a l l y ←

30
JAMES TISSOT
"The Last Supper"

To be continued…

New International Version ©1984
*For parallel accounts, see MATTHEW 26 and LUKE 22

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[left that other site]

Good Morning, Dan. :-)

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Good morning to you, Mary-Lou!

[Squidpup]

Interesting to see the “other” interpretations other than the one we are used to seeing

[ArtDodger]

The photographer at the Last Supper said, ‘If you all want to get in the picture, you all need to sit on the same side of the table!’
Pete Gobel, Hollywood Squares
:/

[ArtDodger]

The photographer at the Last Supper said, ‘If you all want to get in the picture, you all need to sit on the same side of the table!’
Pete Gobel, Hollywood Squares
:/

[red-dawg]

That’s why they asked for a table for 26.

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You're right, Da Vinci's has dominated completely in our consciousness--I felt compelled to post it first, since otherwise viewers might be thinking about it at the expense of the rest.

But get ready for FOUR DAYS of "others".

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Pretty much....

[etabeta]

#3 by the great Danish artist Carl Bloch. He makes the scenes come alive on his canvas. Some consider him the greatest painter to interpret the life and death of Christ, certainly among Danish artists.

#6 A magnificent fresco from the Vatopedi Monastery in Greece.

#7 Ghirlandaio - As per Tuscan tradition, his Last Supper was depicted in a monastery refectory. The details of this fresco are exquisite. All disciples surround Jesus except for Judas who sits directly in front of the table.

#13 Crespi - Great painting. Jesus seems to be faraway, haunting eyes, he knows these are the final days with his beloved disciples.

#21 A great illustration of the Last Supper by James Seward.

[left that other site]

My Dad was a Wedding Photographer, and this was one of his favorite jokes.:-)

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It would be.

[Squidpup]

FOUR DAYS!

[Bob434]

I wonder how many symbolic things are in some of the paintings. Saw a couple with cats and dogs in them. #13 has a knife held up, is that judas. If not, does it signify something?

I like the stylized work of #6‐ kind of a unique work.

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the great Danish artist Carl Bloch. He makes the scenes come alive on his canvas. Some consider him the greatest painter to interpret the life and death of Christ, certainly among Danish artists.

I love Carl Bloch's work. I'm glad you've put his claim to "the greatest" before us. I quite agree in the sense of appreciating his unmatched ability to capture Jesus' personality in his portraits of Him.

To me, by contrast, James Tissot is unrivaled in both the sheer volume of his work as well as his imagination in presenting clever aspects of the stories.

We would be the poorer without either of them.

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Buckle up!

[InkStone]

Good Morning Dan, and happy Friday to each gallery visitor.

A great group of paintings, many more to come;
#3 Bloch
#4 West

Thank You Dan!

[InkStone]

Great information etabeta; thank you very much.

I was surprised how many paintings showed some type of wall covering, or drape. I suppose each of those would have been quite costly at that time.

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many more to come

As a sneak-peek: we have another day of the banquet with Judas' departure, one day of communion, and one of foot-washing.

Then, they'll use those clean feet for an evening stroll.