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The Supper at Emmaus
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About this work
This painting depicts the biblical story of the Supper at Emmaus, when the disguised, resurrected Christ suddenly reveals himself to two astonished disciples as they all sit down to dinner. The artist has painted the figures’ hands and the objects on the table meticulously, but leaves other details vague, including the background drapery, in order to heighten the unfolding drama.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineThe Supper at Emmaus, c. 1720. Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, 1682–1754). Oil on canvas; framed: 133.4 x 167 x 9.5 cm (52 1/2 x 65 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.); unframed: 108 x 140.6 cm (42 1/2 x 55 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1931.245
