Caravaggio supper at emmaus 1606

It depicts the Gospel story of the resurrected Jesus 's appearance in Emmaus.

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Originally this painting was commissioned and paid for by Ciriaco Mattei , brother of cardinal Girolamo Mattei. The painting depicts the moment when the resurrected but incognito Jesus reveals himself to two of his disciples presumed to be Luke and Cleopas in the town of Emmaus , only to soon vanish from their sight Gospel of Luke 30— Cleopas wears the scallop shell of a pilgrim.

The other apostle wears torn clothes. Cleopas gesticulates in a perspectively-challenging extension of arms in and out of the frame of reference. The standing groom, forehead smooth and face in darkness, appears oblivious to the event. The painting is unusual for the life-sized figures, the dark and blank background. The table lays out a still-life meal with the basket of food teetering over the edge.

In the Gospel of Mark Jesus is said to have appeared to them "in another form", which may be why he is depicted beardless here, as opposed to the bearded Christ in Calling of St Matthew , where a group of seated money counters is interrupted by the recruiting Christ. It is also a recurring theme in Caravaggio's paintings to find the sublime interrupting the daily routine.

The unexalted humanity is apt for this scene, since the human Jesus has made himself unrecognizable to his disciples, and at once confirms and surmounts his humanity.