Dear @thecruciformlife,
The Da Vinci painting of the "Last Supper" is truly a masterpiece.
Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the Last Supper has riveted the minds of the world for centuries. Yet this depiction of the Last Supper, like many others, is quite inaccurate when it comes to the actual setting of the Last Supper. Because of these depictions, we often picture Christ seated at the center of a long table, with his disciples on each side of him.
However, according to ancient Roman and Jewish culture, and several verses found in the gospels, we find a much different setting.
The home would have been a wealthy home, as it had an upper chamber, and all of the preparations for the Passover feast would have already been made. The most prominent feature of the room would have been a low table in the shape of a “U” called a triclinium.
A triclinium was a Roman styled table, of various sizes and styles, that had been adopted by the Jews of the first century. The table had large couches, or cushions, placed on each of the three sides, allowing the middle to be open for entertainment and servers.
The guests would lay on their left side facing the inside, leaving their right hand free to eat the meal. This would mean that each guest could lean on the bosom of the person to their left. Their legs would be towards the outside, allowing a servant to wash their feet as they ate the feast, similar to when Jesus’ feet were washed by the penitent woman in Luke chapter seven.
The host of the feast would not sit in the middle, as is often depicted in artwork of the Last Supper, but instead second to the left, with the guest of honor on his left, and a trusted friend to his right. The seating then continued around the triclinium, the most important guests seated on the left, then going around the table, with the least important sitting on the far right. The servant, if seated at the table, would occupy the last position, closest to the door, so they could go and obtain more food as the evening progressed.
Shalom, Steven Sherman @lastdays
Very interesting information. Quite helpful. I think one reason that Da Vinci painted the table in the way that he did was for a deliberate effect. It was painted on the wall of the dining hall of the monastery. The tables would have been lined up in parallel next to the wall and the painting. The table was painted in such a way so as to create an illusion that Jesus and the disciples were eating in the dining hall among the monks.
That really is fascinating information regarding the real event though. I appreciate your well thought out comments my friend, keep it up. I enjoy your posts as well.
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Dear @thecruciformlife,
Thank you for your kind and gracious reply to my comment.
I did not know that Da Vinci painted in a way to create an illusion that the monks would be dining with Jesus and His apostles. Very fascinating!
Blessings in Yeshua, Steven Sherman @lastdays
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