The Last Supper


Mark 14, 12 - 16

And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover? And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him. And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us. And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

Matthew 26, 20

Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.

Mark 14, 17 - 25

And in the evening he cometh with the twelve. And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me. And they begun to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I? and he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish. The son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! Good were it for that man if he had never been born. And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave it to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it. And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.

Luke 22, 7 - 23

And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him. And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves: For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come. And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table. And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed! And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.





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Christ offering a chalice to the apostles.             
Detail of "The Thessaloniki Epitaph".                  
Embroidery, gold wire on purple silk cloth
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Christ offering a chalice to the apostles. Detail of "The Thessalon...

Holy Communion, Christ offering                        
bread to the apostles.                                 
Detail of "The Thessaloniki Epitaph".                  
Embroidery, gold wire on purple silk cloth
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Holy Communion, Christ offering bread to the apostles....

The Last Supper and washing of feet. From the          
Baptistery, Florence. Mosaics cover the entire cupola. 
They were begun in 1220 and completed a century later. 
The designs are by Florentine artists, among them      
Cimabue and the young Giotto.
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The Last Supper and washing of feet. From the Baptistery, Florence. Mo...

Madonna and infant Jesus; saints; Last Supper;         
mission of the Apostles; raising of Lazarus.           
Frescos in the west arch of the Church of the Apostles,
Pec,Kosovo.
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Madonna and infant Jesus; saints; Last Supper; mission of the Apostles;...

Holy Communion, fresco from the Church                 
of the Dormition, Prizren,Kosovo,Yugoslavia
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Holy Communion, fresco from the Church of the Dormition, Prizre...

Holy Communion, fresco from the church                 
of the Dormition,Prizren,Kosovo.
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Holy Communion, fresco from the church of the Dormition,Prizren...

Side-altar with last supper and Christ crucified.      
Church of the Augustinian Canons,Polling,Bavaria.      
See also 15-04-05/49, 40-07-11/25-35
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Side-altar with last supper and Christ crucified. Church of the Augustinia...

The Last Supper, with donors Philip II of Spain and    
Governor of the Netherlands Margarete of Parma.        
Around 1530
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The Last Supper, with donors Philip II of Spain and Governor of the Netherla...

Iglesia del Santo Sepulcro - Church of the Holy        
Sepulchre, Estella,Navarra.Gothic tympanum shows the   
Last Supper, the Three Marys at the Sepulchre, Hell    
and Calvary.
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Iglesia del Santo Sepulcro - Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Estella,Navar...

Calvary of Pleyben, Brittany. Crucifixion statues
on a triumphal arch. Underneath scenes from
the life of Christ. The last supper.
16th
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Calvary of Pleyben, Brittany. Crucifixion statues on a triumphal arch. Undernea...

The Tring Tiles, Medieval, c1325. Set of outstanding tiles with images drawn from apocryphal legends from the 'unofficial' life of Christ. Most contain two scenes, and can be read like a comic strip, although missing scenes disturb the continuity of the stories; a tile showing the reaping of corn miraculously multiplied to a vast amount is combined with an unconnected incident. Other tiles concentrate on the charity and wisdom of Jesus. They probably decorated a wall rather than a floor, and the sgraffito design may indicate that they were produced at Tring in Hertfordshire where this technique was popular on pottery.
M&ME, 1922,4-12,1-8
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The Tring Tiles, Medieval, c1325. Set of outstanding tiles with images drawn fro...

Psalter of Ingeburg of Denmark,France,around 1210.
MS 9/1695, fol.23
The Last Supper;
Christ washes the apostles' feet.
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Psalter of Ingeburg of Denmark,France,around 1210. MS 9/1695, fol.23 The Last Su...