Christ and his disciples are seated around an oval table. Christ is holding a cup of wine (Matthew 26:20-25). Judas, in the right corner, leaves the table with a money pouch in his hand, symbolising his betrayal. The print has a Latin caption; it is part of a series on the life of Christ.
| Artist |
Adriaen Collaert
RKD
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Maerten de Vos
RKD
Wikidata
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Joannes Galle
RKD
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| Title | The Last Supper, from the series Vita, passio et Resvrrectio Iesv Christi |
| Date | ca. 1598 - 1618 |
| Period |
16th century
17th century |
| Location | Antwerp TGN |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Caenantibus eis accepit Iesus panem, et benedixit ac fregit; deditq. Discipulis suis, et ait, accipite et comedite; hoc est corpus meum. |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: Matth. 26. | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: 34. | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: M. de Vos inventor. | |
| inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Adrian. Collaert sculp. | |
| inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: Ioan. Galle excud. | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-LZ-27 |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-LZ-27 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11581/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300124520 interior views AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11D
Christ
Iconclass
11D3 Christ as adult Iconclass 11D334 adult Christ together with apostles, evangelists, saints, etc. Iconclass 22C311 nimbus, halo ~ radiance emanating from persons or things Iconclass 22C3114 rays as nimbus Iconclass 31A235 sitting figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 33B9 flight, running away; pursuing Iconclass 41A771 container of metal: bucket, can, canister, drum, tin, etc. Iconclass 41A773 container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase Iconclass 41C43 evening meal, dinner, supper Iconclass 41D267 purse, money-bag Iconclass 45F9 treason Iconclass 46B311 coin Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73D2 the episode of the Last Supper Iconclass 73D241 announcement of the betrayal of Christ, and the reaction of the apostles Iconclass 73D242 Judas Iscariot is revealed as Christ's betrayer (communion of Judas) Iconclass 73D244 institution of the Eucharist, i.e. Christ showing or blessing bread (host) and/or wine (Matthew 26:26-27; Mark 14:22-23; Luke 22:19-20; John 13:26; 1 Corinthians 11:23-25) Iconclass 73D245 communion of the apostles: Christ giving bread (host) and/or wine to the (standing) apostles Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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