Do you agree with my dad's conspiracy theory that the Last Supper people weren't actually seated like that?

[KostasKouvalis]

HIS rationale is, that it is completely illogical for a group of that many people to all be seated on one side of the table eating dinner.

HIS theory is, that they were ACTUALLY seated more like this...

but Da Vince painted them on one side so you could see everyone's faces

[Anonymous]

It was Thursday, just before the setting of the sun. Jesus and the apostles had gathered in a large upper room on Mount Zion in the upper city of Jerusalem. The home would have been a wealthy home, as it had an upper chamber, and all of the preparations for the Passover feast would have already been made. The most prominent feature of the room would have been a low table in the shape of a “U” called a triclinium. A triclinium was a Roman styled table, of various sizes and styles, that had been adopted by the Jews of the first century. The table had large couches, or cushions, placed on each of the three sides, allowing the middle to be open for entertainment and servers.

The guests would lay on their left side facing the inside, leaving their right hand free to eat the meal. This would mean that each guest could lean on the bosom of the person to their left. Their legs would be towards the outside, allowing a servant to wash their feet as they ate the feast, similar to when Jesus’ feet were washed by the penitent woman in Luke chapter seven.

The host of the feast would not sit in the middle, as is often depicted in artwork of the Last Supper, but instead second to the left, with the guest of honor on his left, and a trusted friend to his right. The seating then continued around the triclinium, the most important guests seated on the left, then going around the table, with the least important sitting on the far right. The servant, if seated at the table, would occupy the last position, closest to the door, so they could go and obtain more food as the evening progressed.

[RandomGirl42]

I saw a skit about this somewhere (I totally forget where/when 🤷‍♀️) but Da Vinci comes in to paint them and they are all seated like in the 2nd picture and Da Vinci is all like, "No, no, this is all wrong. You all gotta' move to the other side of the table." or something like that.

[KostasKouvalis]

https://youtu.be/VA1sx-vyWVk?si=rjceigt_zCGOc7aA

[RandomGirl42]

Lol! Yes, thank you. 🤣

[KostasKouvalis]

That's one of my favorite movies

[purplepoppy]

If you look at the painting the table streches from wall to wall. They're on one side simply because they can't get passed. Out of view the other side are either the kitchen staff preparing food or a bunch of strippers depending on which bible you have.

[rachel776]

my mother would have a fit if they were all sitting on one side of the table, especially if we had catering

[rachel776]

https://youtube.com/shorts/mrRyrZqwdO8

[strateguy632]

Makes sense! That drawing can't be historical.

[Kelly6]

I agree with his theory, are that sitting in one side to take photo?