The Last Supper

Unknown

ca. 1500–1530 · Limestone, traces of polychromy · Medieval Art

This scene of the Last Supper clearly shows each disciple, including Judas, who is seen at the lower right clutching his bag of money, a reference to his future betrayal. The elaborate and detailed carving indicates that the sculpture came from an important ecclesiastical setting, such as a sacrament house that contained the elements for celebrating mass. Cologne Cathedral contained such a structure, made by the sculptor Franz Maidburg (d. 1533), which was dismantled in the nineteenth century.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1500–1530

Medium

Limestone, traces of polychromy

Culture

German or South Netherlandish

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931