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Location. National Gallery, London. The Supper at Emmaus is a painting by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, executed in 1601, and now in London. It depicts the Gospel story of the resurrected Jesus 's appearance in Emmaus . Originally this painting was commissioned and paid for by Ciriaco Mattei, brother of cardinal Girolamo Mattei .
- 141 cm × 196.2 cm (56 in × 77.2 in)
- Caravaggio
- 1601
Ulster Museum, Belfast. Caravaggio's 'The Supper at Emmaus' will be on display at Ulster Museum, as part of our Bicentenary celebrations. From 10 May 2024. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, The Supper at Emmaus, 1601. Read about this painting, learn the key facts and zoom in to discover more.
Jun 18, 2021 · Caravaggio carefully composed The Supper at Emmaus to reflect the dynamics of the scene that it was depicting (Credit: Alamy) Caravaggio must have been keenly aware in choreographing this ...
Interpretation of Supper at Emmaus. The brief career of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio has taken its place as a turning point in the history of art. His short and violent life provides us with a story that is both sensational and dramatic and, four centuries on, his unique style of painting continues to demand our attention.
Supper at Emmaus. Supper at Emmaus (1606) is a painting by the Italian master Caravaggio, housed in the Pinacoteca di Brera ( Sala XXIX Archived 2013-10-23 at the Wayback Machine ), Milan . In the collection of Marchese Patrizi by 1624 and possibly commissioned by him, references by Caravaggio's early biographers Giulio Mancini and Giovanni ...
- 141 cm × 175 cm (56 in × 69 in)
- 1606
- Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan
- Caravaggio
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Supper at Emmaus, 1602 by Caravaggio. The Supper at Emmaus can be seen as an elaborate showpiece which seeks to develop to the full the dramatic potential of a group of figures seated round a table. But, unlike those in the more modest Cardsharpers and The Conversion of Saint Paul, the thoughts and feelings of the protagonists are conveyed ...
Donation. Caravaggio painted the Supper at Emmaus between 1605 and 1606, probably painted on the Colonna estate in Paliano where he sought refuge after fleeing Rome for slaying Ranuccio Tomassoni, before his final flight from the city after being found guilty of murder. He managed to sell it, through the good offices of Ottavio Costi, to ...
