{"id":6713,"date":"2020-10-01T19:44:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T17:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sannydezoete.nl\/?page_id=6713"},"modified":"2020-10-01T20:01:37","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T18:01:37","slug":"history-of-the-last-supper","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sannydezoete.nl\/en\/damast-tafellinnen\/eigen-collectie\/communion-damask-for-your-church\/history-of-the-last-supper\/","title":{"rendered":"History of The Last Supper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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History of The Last Supper<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Masterpiece in Milan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Last Supper<\/strong>, painted by Leonardo da Vinci between 1495 and 1497 for the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, was an instant success among his contemporaries. What a masterpiece! Never before had the gestures and emotions of the disciples been painted in such a lifelike way. Leonardo painted the disciples as people, no different from anyone who you might meet on the streets of Milan. Real people, people of flesh and blood, people like you and me. And Leonardo did not paint the moment that was usually portrayed, when Jesus broke the bread. No, Leonardo chose the dramatic moment in which Jesus said: \u2018One of you will betray me.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furious gestures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The disciples react furiously with many different gestures and responses. There is shock, horror, surprise and disbelief. It can\u2019t be true! Why would he say such a terrible thing? To the left, we see Bartholomew leaping furiously out of his chair. The disciples to the right of Jesus also show strong emotions. Only John, to the left of Jesus, seems with his folded hands and downturned eyes to be sunk in contemplation. Did he not hear the terrible words that Jesus spoke? Do they not apply to him? That certainly is not the case for Judas, who sits next to John, leaning back in shock and with the purse of money containing the traitor\u2019s reward in his right hand. And he knocked over the salt cellar too, how stupid! How does Jesus know that he betrayed him? Incensed, Peter thrusts his head forward between Judas and John. What? Betrayed? Who? His arm in his side, who would dare! Whoever it is, he\u2019ll teach them a lesson they won\u2019t forget! In his right hand, he flashes the knife that he will later use to chop off the ear of a soldier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The calm of a laid table<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The disorder at the table is in huge contrast with the calm of the laid table. This is Leonardo\u2019s interpretation of the event. It all looks so beautiful; it really is a picture. The more than six-metre-long white linen tablecloth with blue stripes covers the trestle table. Of course, the table has been covered with white linen. No one would eat from a rough wooden table! It is lucky that there was such a beautiful long tablecloth that they could use. Look how cleanly the sharp folds form a regular rythmn in the tablecloth. Leonardo has tied knots in the corners of the cloth, so that it does not fall to the ground and get dirty. Or could it be a reference to his name? He has a good sense of the right etiquette. See how it exudes a sense of calm, such a fine white tablecloth. And there is enough to eat, there is bread and fish for everyone and a good glass of wine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And there they are then, that\u2019s the end of the good time they were having at the table. Traitor? One of them is a traitor? But who? Good Lord, how will this end?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source of inspiration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Leonardo da Vinci\u2019s The Last Supper<\/strong> has long been an inexhaustible source of inspiration for painters, engravers\u2026 and weavers. Of all his works of art, this is the one that has been interpreted and imitated in so many ways. Soon after, a full-size copy was even made for the convent at Tongeren in Belgium. Dozens of engravings were also produced, and it was converted into other forms, from wooden carvings to silver plaques and cross-stitch embroideries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Last Supper<\/strong> damask<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Starting in 1850, Dutch manufacturers also incorporated the design into damask that was used in the church and at home. It was made for both Catholic and the various Protestant churches. At the National Exhibition in Haarlem in 1861, there was even a silk tablecloth depicting Leonardo\u2019s The Last Supper<\/strong> <\/em>on display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the 20th<\/sup> century, Gerard Johan Burgers, owner of the Van Hoogerwou weaving mill in Boxtel, visited Milan and Tongeren to see The Last Supper<\/strong>, after which he made a new drawing that was used to create a pattern for weaving in damask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sanny has five different tablecloths depicting The Last Supper<\/strong> in her private collection. That means that a lot of effort was made on five separate occasions to transfer the design to woven fabric. For Sanny\u2019s Dutch Design Damask collection, Willem van \u2019t Riet created a new design in 2012 that has again been woven in The Last Supper<\/strong> damask.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

History of The Last Supper Masterpiece in Milan The Last Supper, painted by Leonardo da Vinci between 1495 and 1497 for the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, was an instant success among his contemporaries. What a masterpiece! Never before had the gestures and emotions of the disciples been painted […]<\/p>\n