by the Rev. Cheryl V. Minor, PhD
Director of the Center for the Theology of Childhood

The Last Supper offered a lasting image of Jesus and his disciples.
Artists creating images of Jesus and his followers depict ethnic characteristics like those of the artist’s culture. Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper is a good example. The painting, created around the time of the voyages of Columbus, depicts Jesus and his disciples as wealthy late 15th century northern Italians. They look like someone who might buy a painting from Da Vinci. Continue reading