Pop Culture Interpretations of Da Vinci's The Last Supper

Okay, so technically The Last Supper was held on the Thursday before Good Friday. But today, for Easter, I'm reposting (with some updates) three of my favorite posts which, together, give you a background on Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting and show an immense collection of various fine art, pop culture and photographic interpretations of it.


above: The Sopranos Last Supper for Vanity Fair magazine


Above: The Last Supper made of Lego minifigs

You are probably used to seeing the original like the one below:

But that is very enhanced for reproductions like posters, etc. To be more accurate, see the next two images (and click on them to enlarge)

Let's start with the original:

Above: before cleaning

Above: after cleaning

Facts:
The subject: The Last Supper
Painted by: Leonardo da Vinci
Where: Milan, refectory of the Santa Maria delle Grazie convent
When: From 1494 to 1498
Size: 460 x 880 cm (181 x 346 in)
Technique: Tempera with oils on white lead and calcium carbonate



And now some wonderful fine art interpretations of the Last Supper, in chronological order:


Above: Marisol Escobar's Last Supper (1930) installation


Above: Salvador Dali's The Sacrament Of The Last Supper, 1955


Above: Mary Beth Edelson's feminist interpretation, 1971


Above: Hermann Nitsch's Last Supper (1976-9)


Above: Andy Warhol's Last Supper (pink), 1986


Above: Andy Warhol's Last Supper (Dove), 1986


above: Andy Warhol, Last Supper, 1986


above: Aubrey Hallis, The Last Breakfast, 1996


Above: Damien Hirst's "Last Supper", 1999

Above: two of the 13 screenprints from Damien Hirst's "The Last Supper" collection, 1999




Above: Devorah Sperber's unusual installation, After The Last Supper, 2005




Above: Francine LeClercq's impressive Last Supper Untitled (installation), 2007


Above: Ron English's Last Supper Icons, 2011


above: The Last Supper by Etch-A-Sketch artist Kevin E.Davis.

Now, some photographic interpretations of the The Last Supper for both advertising campaigns and personal collections:


Above: by photographer Marcos López, 2001


Above: by photographer Cui Xiuwen, 2003


Above: by Russian film director, Mamedov


Above: by photographer David LaChapelle


Above: unknown photographer, an ad for the Folsom Street Fair


Above: controversial recreation by photographer Elisabth Ohlsen Watson


Above: Fashion shot by Frank Herholdt


Above: unknown photographer, ad for Francois Girbaud


Above: Soprano's Last Supper shot by Annie Liebovitz for Vanity Fair & HBO

The LOST Supper & Other TV Casts As The Famous Painting(2010)

above: Detail of the LOST Supper, with character John Locke as Jesus

Below are the two images, please click on them to enlarge:


above: “Lost” stars Zuleikha Robinson (Ilana), Nestor Carbonell (Richard Alpert), Emilie de Ravin (Claire), Naveen Andrews (Sayid), Evangeline Lilly (Kate), Josh Holloway (Sawyer), Terry O’Quinn (Locke), Matthew Fox (Jack), Daniel Dae Kim (Jin), Michael Emerson (Ben), Jorge Garcia (Hurley), Yunjin Kim (Sun), Ken Leung (Miles) and Jeff Fahey (Frank Lapidus).

We all know this is not the first television show to pose their cast as Jesus and his disciples in the famous pose, but did you know about all of these?

Robert Altman for MASH:

and another view:


Northern Exposure:


That 70's show:


Gordon Ramsey Top Chef:


House, M.D.:


Battlestar Galactica:


and of course, The Simpsons:


South Park:


... and The Sopranos:



23 More Interpretations Of The Last Supper. (2011)

Sailor Moon Last Supper by Paolo Cellammare:

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The Last Supper by photographer Pablo Marques:

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Underwater Last Supper by photographer Howard Schatz:

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The Last Supper 2004 by photographer Jim Fiscus:


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"One of you will betray me" by photographer Midnight-Digital:

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by photographer Anna Franke:


by photographer Michael Hunter:


Fellini's Pizzarria by photographer Lazaro:


The Last Supper Just The Hands by photographer bananocrate バナノクラテ


A Lesbian Last Supper by arfism:

detail:


iPod Last Supper by Travis (axb500):


Taste The Good Life by Chance:


The Big Lebowski Last Supper:

detail:


The Manischewitz Last Supper (artist unknown):


The Clowns Last Supper by Dark Vomit:


The Last Supper by Misha Art:


The Last Supper sculpture in the desert by the late artist Albert Szukalski, 1984:

and lit at night:


Artist Lidy Jacob's Rabbit's Last Supper:


The Last Snack by Tom Altany:


The Lion Supper:


The Star Wars Last Supper by Eric Deschamp for Giant Magazine:


And lastly, the amazing doodle illustrated Last Supper by Saga Kikeita:

detail of above:

another detail:

all images courtesy of the individual photographs and artists.