Jesus, not eel again!
Salvador Dali’s “L’Ouroboros”
From the pedant’s encyclopaedia comes the revelation that Jesus and his apostles had more than bread and wine as appetisers at the Last Supper, followed by a main course of Christ’s body and blood.
Actually the news (olds?) came via Britain’s Daily Mail earlier this month: Leonardo da Vinci decided that the Last Supper menu ought to have included eel with orange slices.
The newspaper cited an interview in Gastronomica magazine in which art historian John Varriano claimed that a 1997 restoration of Leonardo’s iconic painting showed these delicacies — “very fashionable in the 1400s” — on the table.
And besides, Varriano said, his research on Leonardo found that he too was an eel connoisseur.
Below is an actual postcard of the actual “Last Supper” purchased in Milan, the actual city where Leo’s actual painting actually is.
It was given to me just as the Daily Mail was making its “Christ Menu Shock!” announcement by my colleague Veena Thoopkrajae, who had just returned from an actual trip to Milan and seen the actual masterpiece.
nice blog on art. I should have visited earlier. your friend must be glad that you have done a good job with her postcard!!
Nothing goes to waste, Veena. Hey, you have the same name!