The Last Supper | Chen Yuandu | 1938 Edgar Bundy blending academic painting technique with

blending academic painting technique with occult and erotic themes

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The Last Supper | Chen Yuandu | 1938 Edgar Bundy blending academic painting technique withAbout the artwork: Painted in 1938 by Chen Yuandu, The Last Supper reinterprets the iconic Christian scene through a distinctly Chinese lens. Christ and his disciples, portrayed with Asian features and Ming style clothing, sit around a square table in a traditional Chinese interior, with only two loaves and a cup before them. Created within the context of Fu Jen Catholic Universitys mission to sinicize Christian art, the painting blends theological