a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

The Last Supper
Artist: Ghirlandaio
 1480-82    Painting

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Ghirlandaio's  "The Last Supper"  has nearly all the figures, including the centrally-placed Christ (with his favorite discipline, John, leaning sleepily on his shoulder), facing the viewer, and Judas physically separated from the group by being seated on the viewer's (near) side of the table.  Christ and the apostles, weighty and dense, are portrayed as young, old and middle-aged, each with his own distinct appearance, which anticipates the sharp realism of later works by Ghirlandaio.

This Fresco is in Cenacolo di Ognissanti, Florence 

The Last Supper
Artist: Leonardo Da Vinci
 1498    Painting

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The painting represents the scene of the Last Supper of Jesus with the Twelve Apostles, as it is told in the Gospel of John – specifically the moment after Jesus announces that one of his apostles will betray him.