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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.  

==Material for the Masterpiece==

''The Last Supper'' started as murals in early Christians’ catacombs, and is one of the oldest themes in the religious art of the western world.<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> It 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 drew on order, rather than simply painting what they wanted. Art works at that time were focused on historical paintings or religious paintings because the clients were mostly aristocrats and priests. In particular, ''The Last Supper'' was a subject of interest to both clients and painters because of its historical significance and the dramatic tension of Jesus’ last meal before His death and the betrayal of His disciple. It was also the subject of paintings often hung in restaurants in Christian institutions because of the theme, “supper.”<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 Dieric  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.