The Supper at Emmaus is an oil painting completed in 1601 by the Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio, depicting the Gospel scene in which the resurrected Jesus reveals himself to two disciples at a meal in the village of Emmaus. It was commissioned by Ciriaco Mattei, brother of Cardinal Girolamo Mattei, and measures about 141 by 196 centimeters in oil on canvas. It hangs in the National Gallery in London. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The Supper at Emmaus is a painting by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, completed in 1601, and now in London. It depicts the Gospel story of the resurrected Jesus's appearance in Emmaus.
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Oil on canvas
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National Gallery, London
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The Supper at Emmaus is an oil painting completed in 1601 by the Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio, depicting the Gospel scene in which the resurrected Jesus reveals himself to two disciples at a meal in the village of Emmaus.
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