The Daily Painting: The Last Supper

Thursday, April 1, 2010

The Last Supper

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Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret

(French, 1852-1929)

The Last Supper, ????

Oil on canvas

3 comments:

AnonymousApril 1, 2010 at 11:25 AM
Good choice for today. :) I like this better than Da Vinci's, the room looks more accurate and I like the lighting.
-Katie
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R. A.April 1, 2010 at 5:55 PM
Ditto! The lighting is amazing. I feel like the dark shadows are a sign of what's to come . . . but the heavenly glow is comforting! :)
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AnonymousApril 2, 2010 at 6:17 PM
oh wow!! I love how Jesus lights the room....awesomely beautiful. :D

:-* CM
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