#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.
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.
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.
I have to agree
the Carl Bloch work is in a class of its own