Last Supper in Christian art
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The Last Supper of Jesus and the Twelve Apostles has been a popular subject in Christian art, often as part of a cycle showing the Life of Christ. Depictions of the Last Supper in Christian art date b
The Last Supper (1495-1498). Mural, tempera on gesso, pitch and mastic, 700 x 880 cm (22.9 x 28.8 ft). In the Santa Maria delle Grazie Church, Milan, Italy, it is Leonardo da Vinci's dramatic interpretation of Jesus' last meal before death. Depictions of the Last Supper in Christian art have been undertaken by artistic masters for centuries, Leonardo da Vinci's late-1490s mural painting, being the best-known example.
Last Supper, by Dagnan-Bouveret, 1896
6th century Mosaic of the Last Supper in Sant' Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna
Last Supper by James Tissot, between 1886 and 1894. Tissot shows the Apostles as they most probably ate the meal: on couches, which was the custom of the time.
Maundy (foot washing)
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Maundy, or Washing of the Saints' Feet, Washing of the Feet, Nipter, or Pedelavium or Pedilavium, is a religious rite observed by various Christian denominations. The word mandatum is the first word o
Christ Washing the Feet of the Apostles by the Meister des Hausbuches, 1475 (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin)
Christ Reasoning with Peter, by Giotto di Bondone (Scrovegni Chapel a Padua)
Feetwashing of the Christ, Oil painting of Bernhard Strigel
Feet washing in 2024, Bulacan