Symbolism In The Supper At Emmaus

“The Supper at Emmaus” is a section of the story after Jesus’ resurrection, upon which he has dinner with two disciples who could not believe it was him who had risen. The disciples had walked Jesus back to an inn for the night, inviting him to dine with them. “(30) When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. (31) Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight.” (Bible).
Jesus had proven himself to them by his actions and words, which were characteristic for him. When he had blessed their bread and shared it with them, they saw that it really was Jesus Christ of Nazareth. And once they had come to know this, Jesus vanished before them.
The Supper at Emmaus (1538) by Jacopo Bassano is an oil on …show more content…
Titian, one of Bassano’s inspirations for lighting, and Caravaggio, a later artist were some who painted the same scene as Bassano, both with their own personal style and their own take on the story. (Titian)
Titian did his own painting, with lighter tones and more detailed texture. His painting has soft, wispy lighting. In this painting, there is also an innkeeper and a servant with a
Fig. 1. Titian’s Supper feathered hat, as well as a dog present. However, there is no cat present and it lacks a lot of the food imagery that Bassano has in his work, as well as the linear perspective. The dining area in Titian 's is one with a broad open window behind them showing a landscape as opposed to Bassano’s, which had his meeting room closed off; small and intimate compared to Titian’s open, opulent supper. Titian 's piece also shows the story a little later, as it seems the disciples have discovered that their guest is indeed Jesus Christ. While in Bassano 's painting, the disciples seem a little more wary, as if they 're not sure who the gentleman is, and are more interested in treating him as casual