Thank you for your marvelous commentary! I have always thought of the very feminine character at Jesus’ right to be Mary Magdeline and wondered how the Church could miss something so obvious . I still prefer thinking it is Mary Magdeline! Thank you!
I was editor to a religious magazine for years and when I had written an article about ‘Jesus and Mary Magdalen’ we chose a picture to accompany it with Jesus and, apparently, a woman at his side, dressed in blue. Only when the magazine was printed we saw it: the hue of beard growth on the face of that supposed woman. It was the beloved apostle, John.
Thank you! That verifies for me that it, in fact, is John! I’m a tough nut to crack, and you just did so! I truly appreciate the truth and I thank you!
Genuinely interesting and very well researched! :) While studying Medici patronage in Florence, I learned how often patrons and other contemporary figures found their way into religious paintings. It made me wonder: do we know whether any of the figures in The Last Supper were modeled on members of the Sforza court?
Thank you for your marvelous commentary! I have always thought of the very feminine character at Jesus’ right to be Mary Magdeline and wondered how the Church could miss something so obvious . I still prefer thinking it is Mary Magdeline! Thank you!
I was editor to a religious magazine for years and when I had written an article about ‘Jesus and Mary Magdalen’ we chose a picture to accompany it with Jesus and, apparently, a woman at his side, dressed in blue. Only when the magazine was printed we saw it: the hue of beard growth on the face of that supposed woman. It was the beloved apostle, John.
Great anecdote! Really appreciate the turn out of the story
Thank you! That verifies for me that it, in fact, is John! I’m a tough nut to crack, and you just did so! I truly appreciate the truth and I thank you!
Yeah that’s exactly what it did to me
Genuinely interesting and very well researched! :) While studying Medici patronage in Florence, I learned how often patrons and other contemporary figures found their way into religious paintings. It made me wonder: do we know whether any of the figures in The Last Supper were modeled on members of the Sforza court?
Very insightful. I have one somewhat rhetorical question. If they were just having bread and wine- why did they need salt?
Very interesting article. Da Vinci was undoubtedly one of the greatest all-rounders we know of.