Supper in the Upper Room

Painting

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image depicts a modern interpretation of the Last Supper, with figures sitting around a U-shaped table covered with food, in a room featuring large amphoras on the sides. The background shows a dramatic sky and an expansive view of a cityscape.

The image depicts a modern interpretation of the Last Supper, with figures sitting around a U-shaped table covered with food, in a room featuring large amphoras on the sides. The background shows a dramatic sky and an expansive view of a cityscape.

Name/Title

Supper in the Upper Room

Entry/Object ID

2021.1.9

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Category

Calvin Faculty Artist, On-Display at Calvin Seminary, Interior Space, Design/Pattern/Shape, Biblical People
Building, Architecture, People

Made/Created

Artist

Chris Stoffel Overvoorde

Date made

2004

Dimensions

Dimension Description

overall

Height

36-1/4 in

Width

121 in

General Notes

Note

In the center is the Herodian Temple, connecting the Old and the New Testaments. I is the focal point from which all the linear perspective lines are drawn. The color scheme is that of the old tabernacle - red, blue and purple. In the foreground is the bowl and towel from the foot washing. "And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them saying, "Drink of it, all of you: for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins." Matthew 26:26-29