Last Supper

American  

noun

1. the supper of Jesus and His disciples on the eve of His Crucifixion.

2. a work of art representing this.

3. The Last Supper, a mural (1495–98) by Leonardo da Vinci.

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Last Supper British  

noun

1. the meal eaten by Christ with his disciples on the night before his Crucifixion, during which he is believed to have instituted the Eucharist

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Example Sentences

In the center of the room, real-life visitors arrayed on 26 swivel chairs turn their heads back and forth to take in the supersized Last Supper occurring all around them.

From Los Angeles Times

As an adult, Warhol attended church, albeit sporadically, and accepted a commission to refashion Leonardo’s da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” for an exhibition in Milan.

From Los Angeles Times

For Christians, the Maundy Thursday service marks the Last Supper - and the King's message speaks of the humility of Jesus who "knelt and washed the feet of many of those who would abandon him".

From BBC

Meanwhile, some viewers were upset by a scene involving drag queens which many interpreted as a reference to the Last Supper, but artistic director Thomas Jolly said was a reference to pagan gods.

From BBC

The most fascinating is the complex compositional analysis of the figures in Leonardo’s second most famous painting, “The Last Supper,” that vast fresco in a communal dining room of a Dominican convent in Milan.

From Los Angeles Times