By Jared Baxter
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First tagged by Jared R. Baxter "jbax114"
Customer tags: symbolism, nonfiction, art, van gogh, article, last supper, art history
Review & Description
[20-page article with 40+ illustrations]
Vincent van Gogh, the world's most researched, reproduced and beloved artist of the last sixty years painted The Last Supper.
But nobody noticed.
Until now.
This is not the scintillating saga of some long-lost masterpiece being discovered in the dusty attic of an ancient villa in the south of France.
Nor is it the tale of a highly specialized team of art curators uncovering a painting beneath a painting with state-of-the-art X-ray equipment.
Nope.
This is the most incredible kind of story.
It's been hiding in plain sight for over a century.
Chances are you've seen it. You may even have a copy displayed in your home or office.
And yet, you probably haven't noticed that Cafe Terrace at Night is Vincent's Last Supper.
Building upon UCLA Presidential Chair in Modern European History, Art and Culture, Dr. Debora Silverman's ground-breaking book, Van Gogh and Gauguin: The Search for Sacred Art, which proved that van Gogh was using religious symbolism, specifically, Catholic iconography during the fall of 1888 in Arles, France; Van Gogh's Last Supper uncovers the artistic influences Vincent was experiencing the summer of 1888, determining his first 'starry night', Cafe Terrace, is in fact, his Last Supper.
If you love van Gogh and discovering new "marvels and miracles" in his art and letters, this 8,000 word article is a must-read. Read more
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