Il Cenacolo by Leonardo da Vinci (ca. 1494–98) – Photo: Scala, Firenze (Courtesy Ministero Beni e Attività Culturali)
It’s been one of the most represented religious scenes ever. And it still is, through the many parodies and reinterpretations of the 21st century which, in some way, also served as a perfect pretext to tell worlds and events. Its representative version par excellence is definitely the one created by Leonardo da Vinci during the late 1490s, and kept in the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, in Milan (Italy).
Due to the singular experimental technique used by Leonardo — incompatible with the humidity of the environment — and intentional damage, the work has been in a bad state of conservation for centuries, which has been, as far as possible, improved during one of the longest restorations in history, lasting since 1978 to 1999 with the most advanced techniques in the sector.
The painting portrays the hysteria and panic that arose among the Twelve Disciples when Jesus told them that one of them would betray him. The Last Supper specifically depicts the reactions that were given by each of the apostles when Jesus made his announcement. Then things have actually changed recently.
The Last Supper – from José Manuel Ballester’s Hidden Spaces seriesLast Supper by VideoconferencePest Control – Shusaku TakaokaLast Selfie – from Gunduz Agayev’s Holy Selfie seriesLast Supper – David LaChapelleThe Very Last Supper Party – from Stacy Leigh’s Average Americans seriesThe Last Rock Supper (from Philippe de Champaigne’s La Cène) – Ryan Rapini (Left to right: Elvis Presley, Jimy Hendrix, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Robert Smith, Mick Jagger, Sid Vicious, Iggy Pop, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Syd Barrett)Science Last Supper – Left to right: Galileo Galilei, Marie Sklodowska Curie, Julius Robert Oppenheimer, Isaac Newton, Louis Pasteur, Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, Carl Sagan, Thomas Alva Edison, Aristotle (from Raphael’s The School of Athens), Neil deGrasse Tyson, Richard Dawkins, Charles Darwin80’s Movie Classics Last Supper – Bill McConkey (Left to right: Hoggle from Labyrinth, Harry “Bigfoot” from Harry and the Hendersons, Beetle Juice from Beetle Juice, Number 5 from Short Circuit, Marty McFly from Back to the Future, Bad Gremlins from Gremlins, Mr. Miyagi from The Karate Kid, E.T. from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Alex Murphy from RoboCop, Indiana Jones from Raiders of the Lost Ark, Ectoplasm from Ghostbusters, Ming the Merciless from Flash Gordon, Scott Howard from Teenwolf, Sloth from The Goonies, Willow Ufgood from Willow. In the door frame: Yoda from Star Wars. Posters: Crocodile Dundee, Howard the Duck, The Golden Child, The Lost Boys, The Terminator, Coming to America, The Critters, Big Trouble in Little ChinaThe Clown Last Supper – Jack in the BoxGame of Thrones s.1 Last Supper – Sheila Rooswitha PutriLast Supper – Victor Eugen MihaiThe Last Supper – Oğuz GürelThe Very Last Supper – Marie MarfiaZombie Last SupperThe Lost Supper – Edmond SimpsonThe Last Show (Amy Winehouse)Supper at Sea – Ben BolingThe Last Supper with MC, easyjet, coca-cola, nutella, esselunga, IKEA, google and Ladygaga – Tomoko Nagao(Render 122) La Cène – KisaThe Last Supper – Tyler FederLast Supper – Franck HerholdtHard Rock Supper – Seth Armstrong (Left to right: Bob Marley, Freddie Mercury, James Brown, Sid Vicious, Johnny Cash, Janis Joplin, Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Jerry Garcia, Frank Zappa)G7 Last Supper – Bantonglaoatang (Left to right: Black Hawk Germany, Kangaroo Australia, Shiba Inu Dog Japan, Wolf Italy, Bald Eagle US, Lion UK, Beaver Canada, Rooster France, Elephant India)
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