Last Supper

Jacopo Bassano's the Last Supper.

Simon Ushakov's icon of the Mystical Supper.

The Last Supper in Milan (1498), by Leonardo da Vinci.

The Last Supper (1594) by Tintoretto.

The Last Supper (also called Lord's Supper or Mystical Supper) was the last meal Jesus shared with his Twelve Apostles and disciples before his death. The Last Supper has been the subject of many paintings, perhaps the most famous by Leonardo da Vinci.

In the course of the Last Supper, and with specific reference to taking the bread and the wine, Jesus told his disciples, "Do this in remembrance of me", (1 Corinthians Corinthians). (The vessel which was used to serve the wine is sometimes called the Holy Chalice.) Many Christians describe this as the "Institution of the Eucharist" (see Maundy Thursday).