The Vatican has condemned a scene from the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony that appeared to mock the Last Supper. Many Christians have found the scene offensive. The ceremony, which took place on July 26, featured drag queens portraying apostles and a lesbian DJ depicted as Jesus. The display seemingly mocked Leonardo da Vinci’s painting Read more
What to make of the strange incident which took place during and after the Olympic opening ceremony last week? ‘ As part of the grand, self-aggrandising spectacle on the banks of the Seine, a troupe of drag queens staged a re-enactment of Leonardo da Vinci’s celebrated painting The Last Supper. An ersatz, plump, drag Jesus Read more
Da Vinci’s The Last Supper plays a key role in the 2006 blockbuster hit The Da Vinci Code. Although the film’s claims are more fiction than fact, could the painting actually contain a message from Leonardo. It plays a key role in Ron Howard’s Blockbuster The Da Vinci code. Mario Taddei, a Da Vinci expert Read more