WALT: describe the events of The Last Supper from the Bible.
Watch the BBC Bitesize clip here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zrfgkqt
Then read through the Power Point here.
A very famous painting that depicts the Bible event is on slide 12 of the presentation above.
This is Leonardo Da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’. See if you can tell which figure is Jesus and which is Judas.
(This image has been recreated many times. Look at the humorous versions on the next few slides.)
Below is some information about the characters (Jesus and the 12 disciples) in Da Vinci’s painting:
The identity of the individual apostles in The Last Supper is confirmed by The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci. From left to right in the painting, they are depicted in four groups of three, and react to the news as follows:
Bartholomew, James the Less and Andrew are all surprised.
Judas Iscariot is taken aback; next to him, Peter holds a knife and looks stormy, while the boyish John, the youngest apostle, simply swoons.
Thomas is upset; James is shocked. Philip wants an explanation.
In the final group of three, Jude Thaddeus and Matthew turn to Simon the Zealot for answers.
Judas:
In most versions of The Last Supper, Judas is the only disciple not to have a halo, or else is seated separately from the other apostles. Leonardo, however, seats everyone on the same side of the table, so that all are facing the viewer. Even so, Judas remains a marked man. First, he is grasping a small bag, no doubt symbolizing the 30 pieces of silver he has been paid to betray Jesus; he has also knocked over the salt pot – another symbol of betrayal. His head is also positioned in a lower position than anyone in the picture, and is the only person left in shadow.
In short, the painting captures twelve individuals in the midst of querying, gesticulating, or showing various shades of horror, anger and disbelief. It’s live, it’s human and it’s in complete contrast to the serene and expansive pose of Jesus himself.
Your task: draw your own version of The Last Supper. Put speech or thought bubbles above SOME of the characters to show what you think they are thinking or saying. This MUST include Jesus, Judas and at least 2 of the other men.