Jacopo
PontormoDespite the
naturalistic approach, the artist emphasizes the Eucharistic
implications of the supper by having Christ bless the bread in the
manner of a priest at Mass, attended by the religious "servers" behind
him. He also refrains from including anything in the meal other
than bread and wine, the elements used in the Eucharist.
The Web Gallery of Art reports
that the
incongruous "eye of God" is a later addition.
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