The last supper was the final meal Jesus Christ would share with his apostles before being crucified. It was at this last supper that Christ foretold the coming betrayal by one of his closest followers, saying, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me” (ESV Mark 14:18). Leonardo returned to this same portion of scripture (Gombrich 224), studying the texts to better understand the atmosphere of emotions and reactions that would have filled the room at this moment; it is a moment of fear, confusion, and sorrow. Leonardo’s work doesn’t simply recount the moment of betrayal, but rather, captures the emotions of the apostles immediately after the words spoken by Christ fall upon their
The last supper was the final meal Jesus Christ would share with his apostles before being crucified. It was at this last supper that Christ foretold the coming betrayal by one of his closest followers, saying, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me” (ESV Mark 14:18). Leonardo returned to this same portion of scripture (Gombrich 224), studying the texts to better understand the atmosphere of emotions and reactions that would have filled the room at this moment; it is a moment of fear, confusion, and sorrow. Leonardo’s work doesn’t simply recount the moment of betrayal, but rather, captures the emotions of the apostles immediately after the words spoken by Christ fall upon their