Margaret ackland artist the last suppah

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Last Supper by Margaret Ackland

 

 

The Last Supper

 

by Rod Pattenden

 

Many historical depictions of the Last Supper emphasize the presence of only twelve followers.

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Leonardo da Vinci’s version of this event would be one of the most reproduced images in history, yet its intention was to make present the elements of the Eucharist to a small community of Dominican monks in Milan. Artists over the years have sought to do the same by presenting this meal in terms of their own context and culture.

 

In this painting of the Last Supper by Australian artist Margaret Ackland, we do not see the neat and ordered rows of holy apostles but a chaotic crowd caught in the drama of the moment.

It is evening and people lean forward into the candlelight that pools around the elements of the meal. Men, women and children gather to listen