The Last Supper

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Last Supper

Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-91cf98b472c5

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Albrecht Dürer made this version of the Last Supper after returning from Venice. He adopted the typically Italian horizontal format, long table, and disciples seated on the far side. The table has been cleared, except for a single chalice, which, along with the empty platter, basket of bread, and wine decanter in the foreground, refers to the Christ’s body and blood in the sacrament of the Eucharist. Significantly, Judas—the disciple who would betray Christ—is not present. Some art historians interpret the scene as the moment Christ exhorts his disciples to love one another (John 13:34), a passage emphasized by the Protestant leader Martin Luther, whose Ninety-Five Theses was championed by those sympathetic to Catholic reform. One-point perspective is a technique that artists use to render three dimensional space using a series of invisible lines converging on a vanishing point. Here, as in most last supper scenes, the vanishing point is located on the figure of Christ.

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Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

Medium
woodcut
Credit Line
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
Type of artwork
Print
Department
Prints

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creation_date
1523

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In this 1523 woodcut, Albrecht Dürer made a bold compositional choice, placing all thirteen figures on the far side of a bare trestle table, with the vanishing point of his one-point perspective locked directly onto Christ. A single chalice, a basket of bread, and a wine vessel sit quietly in the foreground, pointing to the Eucharist. Judas is nowhere to be seen. Made during the height of the Reformation, this print reflects the religious upheaval reshaping Europe in Dürer's own lifetime.

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A group of men gathered around a table in a dimly lit room, with a central figure reclining on the table.

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Provenance
?–1966: (Charles D. Childs Gallery, Boston, MA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH) | January 3, 1966–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Object ID
143096
Object Type
Print
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Type of artwork” · copied as is
Creator
Albrecht Dürer
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creators (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field · Artist-role creator's description with life dates removed.
Culture
Germany
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Culture” · copied as is
Medium
woodcut
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Medium” · copied as is · Cleveland's 'technique' field holds materials.
Department
Prints
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Tags
  • male
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field artists_tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
Credit Line
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Provenance
?–1966: (Charles D. Childs Gallery, Boston, MA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH) | January 3, 1966–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Provenance” · copied as is
Date
1523
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1523
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1523
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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