[Hebrews 11:6]

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Good Morning, Dan. :-)

[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
:/

[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.

[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!

[spankalib]

Thanks to our resident scholar, etabeta, I understand (or think I understand) the use of dogs in the pictures - symbolize ‘loyalty’.

How interesting is that symbolism in this group, then. (also then, do cats represent ‘mystery’, ‘suspicion’, no loyalty?)

We have ‘loyalty’ sniffing suspiciously at Judas in Tiepolo at #10 (loyalty under suspicion),
also in #20, Rosselli paints a “ratty” dog facing off with a cat…
#25, Carracci actually has the dog fighting with the cat!
#27, Bassano dog facing cat…

Though not well visualized in #7, in the Ghirlandaio, maybe the cat! will show up better here:

I also like the way the artists, Boulogne in #9, and Crespi, in #13, show Judas clinging to the purse, trying to hide it behind his back!

Tintoretto at #5 illustrates – rather dramatically! – how the ‘unseen world’ still contends with we ‘mere’ mortals. Well done!