Het Laatste Avondmaal 

Jerg Ratgeb's "The Last Supper" presents the pivotal biblical scene with a focus on the Eucharist, the bread, and wine, symbolizing Christ's body and blood. Observe how the arrangement of the table, laden with food, evokes not just a meal but a sacrifice, a communion with the divine. The gesture of offering bread is a powerful one. The feeding gesture has appeared since ancient times. From the cult of Mithras, where ritual meals symbolized communion with the divine, to early Christian catacombs where funerary feasts ensured the deceased's nourishment in the afterlife, to its ultimate representation of spiritual nourishment in the Christian Eucharist. It's a symbolic transformation, seen across epochs, where sustenance transcends physical need to feed the soul, deeply embedded in our collective memory, resurfacing in art and ritual. The sharing of bread becomes an emotional anchor, a reminder of our shared humanity. This cyclical progression highlights how symbols evolve, continually shaped and reshaped by cultural forces.