Last Supper
Betrayal foretold here
The Last Supper is the final meal Jesus shared with his disciples before his crucifixion, as described in the New Testament.
During this Passover meal, Jesus instituted the Eucharist by blessing bread and wine.
The event is central to Christian theology and liturgy, and the subject of countless artistic depictions—most famously Leonardo da Vinci's mural: a reproduction of the Last Supper hung in the dining room.
Christian faith's divine son
- disciplesDevoted followers of teachings
- apostlesZealous promoters of causes
- PassoverFestival of liberation
- JerusalemTriply sacred ancient capital
Gospel · Maundy Thursday · Holy Week · New Testament · John · Peter · foot washing · commandment
Sacred ritual conveying grace
- transubstantiationChange of underlying substance
- communionProfound shared closeness
- altarSacred ritual table
- chaliceOrnate ritual drinking vessel
host · liturgy · consecration · mass · bread · wine · covenant · remembrance
Elaborate ceremonial meal
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- recliningLeaning backward at rest
bread · wine · fellowship · Passover meal · seder plate · bitter herbs · ceremonial · breaking bread
Archetypal betrayer name
- thirty pieces of silverBiblical betrayal payment
- kissTouch with lips
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
deception · Gethsemane · revelation · reclining · identification · prophecy · departure · purse
Italian masculine name
- frescoWet plaster painting technique
- MilanLombardy's capital city
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
chiaroscuro · perspective · mural · restoration · iconic · symmetry · composition · apostles
Jesus
Christian faith's divine son
- disciplesDevoted followers of teachings
- apostlesZealous promoters of causes
- PassoverFestival of liberation
Jerusalem · Gospel · Maundy Thursday · Holy Week · New Testament · John · Peter · foot washing · commandment · seder
sacrament
Sacred ritual conveying grace
- transubstantiationChange of underlying substance
- communionProfound shared closeness
- altarSacred ritual table
chalice · host · liturgy · consecration · mass · bread · wine · covenant · remembrance · institution
feast
Elaborate ceremonial meal
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
reclining · bread · wine · fellowship · Passover meal · seder plate · bitter herbs · ceremonial · breaking bread · cup
Judas
Archetypal betrayer name
- thirty pieces of silverBiblical betrayal payment
- kissTouch with lips
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
treachery · deception · Gethsemane · revelation · reclining · identification · prophecy · departure · purse · signal
Leonardo
Italian masculine name
- frescoWet plaster painting technique
- MilanLombardy's capital city
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
masterpiece · chiaroscuro · perspective · mural · restoration · iconic · symmetry · composition · apostles · tableau
- BiblicalAdam, Eve, Moses, Noah, David
- Jesus ChristChristology, crucifixion, nativity, resurrection, ascension
- Bible StoriesAdam and Eve, David and Goliath, Noah's Ark, Jonah and the whale, nativity
- European treasuresEiffel Tower, Colosseum, Big Ben, Mona Lisa, crown jewels
- MasterpiecesMona Lisa, Starry Night, The Scream, David, The Thinker
- Baroque sacred artaltarpiece, altarpieces, Catholic art, Catholic imagery, baroque art
Last SupperAnnunciation
Gabriel's announcement to Mary
Advent · Epiphany · Visitation