In the last supper painting why is there no supper on the table?

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It's one of the most recognisable paintings in the world but no one seems to spot there no actual supper. Most of the plates are empty and clean, no ones actually eating. But there's wine, so was it really just a drinking session witha packet of crisps?

RavVid · Accepted Answer

The last Supper has been much copied in fact and the copy you've got is a ring-in copy. In the original there is a big huge jug of wine and a lot of freshly baked bread rolls.

Obviously they decided to have a large adequate amount of booze on hand by only having cheap bread rolls to eat.

So yeah it was a drinking with that time's equivalent - the bread roll

Chazmatazz269 · Accepted Answer

There’s definitely food on the table. I’m guessing the empty plates belong to vegans who rejected the meat serving, or some other types of fussy eaters. Jesus probably gave his away so others could eat. He was just that kind of dude.
I knew Drumpf was old, but i didn’t know he was last supper old. He looks a bit overdressed. That’s kinda rude.

Nikki1989 · Accepted Answer

I'm surprised there isn't a microwave oven somewhere given how unfactual religion is taught to suckers.

FreyaRed · Accepted Answer

They are waiting for Uber Eats delivery from McDonald's

James The Foodie · Accepted Answer

In Leonardo’s time, artists often focused on story and symbolism more than realistic table settings. The Last Supper shows the dramatic moment Jesus announces a betrayal, so Leonardo highlighted faces, gestures, and emotion. The meal itself becomes secondary.

There is bread and wine because they symbolize the Eucharist. Other foods would distract from that spiritual focus, so the “supper” is more theological than culinary 🍷🍞

NathanDavis · Answer

probably to avoid odd angles and funny faces as they eat... 
 
 just like it happens at weddings and events...  why...

pierre7i · Answer

They'd already eaten the supper by the time the painting was finished @purplepoppy !

Love that you've added Trump to the picture -- he would be there of course, just like he tried to stay on the dais after Spain were presented with the World Cup !!

AviatorTom · Answer

There is bread and wine on the table. This is the first Mass, where bread and wine are transformed into the body and blood of Jesus Christ. It's not a meal, it's a rite, the first sacrament.

Bricealan · Answer

@purplepoppy "Okay, all you guys that want in the picture, get on this side of the table" The tubby guy ate all the food? That always puzzled me too?

OneViewpoint · Answer

The dirt poor religious freaks showed up broke and tried to "chew and screw" with some bullshit story about "feed the poor". The Roman guy who owned the restaurant had them nailed to a piece of wood instead.

Tarifa · Answer

I think the guy with the red tie was supposed to prepare some hamburgers and fries. He had them all.

emeraldsaphire · Answer

Well, I don't know, but I can guess (I majored in art and minored in philosophy). The reason there is no good at the last supper is because Jesus himself is the last supper. He gave his body and blood so we might have eternal life

Maybe_Maybe_not · Answer

It's obviously a fake painting, since we have actual footage of the event.

Ill_made_Knight · Answer

Well I guess we know where the "Cup of Christ" is now... definitely an alcohol only session... with olives maybe? I don't know... HEY!! Where's Gianni Infantino?

ChicoFromThe305 · Answer

Considering the last supper is suppose to represent the moment Jesus split the bread and wine at the end, the art was painted to resemble that moment and it was after the feast, meaning the plates are empty cause they already ate.

FunkyMonkee · Answer

They couldn't agree on who was gonna pay the tab.

msc545 · Answer

They are waiting for the food to be served, or it has already been served, and they have finished eating.

exitseven · Answer

President Trump just ordered Big Macs all around and they were waiting for the Doordash guy.

Jersey2 · Answer

Trump just put down the grilled eel and bread at both ends and drinks. Looks like wine so a nice dinner to wash the eel down. Yep, they say it is eel.

ohsheeT · Answer

I would have to say Trump probably ordered McDonald's or put a tariff on it or something like that

browsingthroughthe · Answer

Um, I sure see a lot of plates and glasses. Unless I need glasses.  Legit.

jshm2 · Answer

In the later copies there isn't... as Jesus IS the supper, Christianly speaking.

WhitneySnow · Answer

They had finished eating by the time depicted in the painting

KostasKouvalis · Answer

😲 I never noticed

MrChinaski · Answer

Seems cramped. They could do with a bigger ballroom...

FrodoSkywalker007 · Answer

You posted a fake painting. We all know Trump is at the center.

captain_voidwalker · Answer

Maybe they went to a restaurant in a socialist nation, nothing takes food away from your dinner table like socialism

LC75LC71 · Answer

Because they already ate! It's a painting not a selfie you brit tds sufferer.

darkcloud1945 · Answer

They were waiting for dessert and coffee, and arguing over who would leave the tip

CaptainSmartass · Answer

Maybe they're waiting for it to be delivered. Simples...

canamlusciouslad73 · Answer

The lads were drinking to laying their #boyjoy on a buxom blonde !!!

Xoirwinkan · Answer

They're disputing how many hours it takes for the first course to arrive. Bloody typical.

AngryCarl3 · Answer

Looks like the fat guy got there first.

MasterKS · Answer

I suppose Leonardo Da Vinci paid for people not for foods. LOL

AlphaEncyclopedia · Answer

They couldn't eat a whole roasted lamb because Trump raised the tax.

SparklingWine10 · Answer

McDonald forgot their order.

Shiprex · Answer

This is before the party started.

_Jenny_ · Answer

@purplepoppy Sac Religious

MariaEve · Answer

Still waiting for the BEST dinner.

Ironco · Answer

Wow. Who's going to tell her...

Bklynbadboy12 · Answer

Maybe they're waiting for there food to be served

Dorothy81 · Answer

Well, he brought measles back.

Deserter3 · Answer

If you lay on the table we'll have snacks

robocop666 · Answer

no their waiting for it

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