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'''The Last Supper''' refers to the last supper that [[Jesus Christ]] had with His disciples on the night before He died on the cross. The biblical name for this supper is the '''Holy Supper of the Passover'''. It is well known through a mural painted by Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian painter in the Renaissance period.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/food/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/last-supper |title=Last Supper, The |website=Encyclopedia.com |publisher=  |date= |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote=}}</ref> The Four Gospels of the Bible, which record the scene of ''The Last Supper'', that is, the [[Passover]] show that the covenant of Christ for the salvation of mankind lies behind the artistic value of a world-famous painting. It is because Jesus established the [[New Covenant|new covenant]], the law of life, to give the forgiveness of sins and eternal life to all mankind at His last Holy Supper of the Passover.  

''The Last Supper'' depicts a historical depicts often featured in Western religious art,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://guardianlv.com/2014/04/the-last-supper-interpreted-by-da-vinci-and-other-artists/ |title=The Last Supper Interpreted by da Vinci and Other Artists |website=LIBERTY VOICE |publisher=  |date=April 17, 2014 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote=  }}</ref> Murals based on this historical event were depicted in early Christian [https://www.britannica.com/topic/catacomb catacombs], too. The painting depicts Jesus having supper with His twelve disciples the day before His [[Suffering on the Cross|suffering on the cross]].<br> In the past, painters produced art as commissioned, rather than simply painting what they wanted. Artworks at that time were focused on history or religion because the clients were mostly aristocrats and priests. In particular, the commissioners and artists wanted to reflect on the meaning of salvation and at the same time express the tension and emotion contained in the last supper, such as Jesus' last meal before death and the disciple's betrayal, through painting.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Last-Supper-fresco-by-Leonardo-da-Vinci Last Supper painting by Leonardo da Vinci], ''Britannica''</ref><br>Jesus’ last supper has been painted by numerous painters. ''Last Supper'' by Giotto di Bondone, a pioneer of Renaissance painting,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehistoryofart.org/giotto/last-supper/ |title=Last Supper |website=The History of Art  |publisher=  |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote=  }}</ref> ''Triptych of the Last Supper'' by Dirk Bouts, which shows the characteristics of the Northern Renaissance,<ref>Robert Suckale, Early Renaissance, Masterpieces of Western Art: A History of Art in 900 Individual Studies from the Gothic to the Present Day, TASCHEN; Reprint. edition, pg. 130, September 1, 2002</ref> and ''The Last Supper'' by the Spanish painter Juan Dejuanes, etc. Among them,<ref>Stephen Farthing, 1001 paintings you must see before you die, London : Cassell Illustrated, 2006</ref> ''The Last Supper'' by Leonardo da Vinci is the most famous.

* [[Major Achievements of Jesus Christ]]

* [[Teachings of Jesus Christ]]