Biblical Scene - Last Supper
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
Description
The Last Supper — Christ's final meal with his twelve disciples, the night before his arrest — is rendered in Watanabe's katazome style as a scene of communal sharing rather than high drama. The mingei aesthetic that grounds his work emphasizes the ordinary human dimensions of the gathering: the figures seated together, the bread and cup on the table, the intimate scale of the upper room contrasting with the cosmic significance of what is being enacted. Watanabe's flat, rich color masses give the scene an iconic directness without sacrificing its human warmth.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Biblical Scene - Last Supper was created by Sadao Watanabe (渡辺禎雄).
Biblical Scene - Last Supper depicts religious.