The Last Supper – Serigraph on Naturally Aged Wood – Mount Athos

Description

Icon of the Last Supper on Naturally Aged Wood

A magnificent icon of the Last Supper on naturally aged wood from an Athonite cell. The monk who crafted this particular work respects the age of the wood and faithfully represents the Byzantine tradition of Mount Athos.

On the Thursday before Jesus is led to the cross, He holds the Last Supper in Jerusalem with His disciples, and Judas betrays Him. Before the meal begins, Jesus washes the feet of all His disciples, teaching them humility. He then sits at the table, takes the bread in His hands, and says, “Take, eat.” He does the same with the cup of wine, saying, “Drink from it, all of you, for this is My blood. Do this in remembrance of Me.” In this way, He delivered to humanity the mystery of the Holy Eucharist.

The meaning of the Last Supper is the two aspects of love: joy and sorrow, light and darkness. The love of Christ for His disciples and humanity brings redemption from passions. However, at the same time, the love of Judas for thirty pieces of silver is destructive and leads him from light into darkness. On Holy Thursday, the Church commemorates the Last Supper, the moment when the Lord Himself entrusted the mystery of the Holy Eucharist to humanity.

The entire composition respects the age of the wood and faithfully conveys the Byzantine tradition of Mount Athos. Each icon retains its uniqueness due to the wood on which it is crafted.

As the icon is handmade and the wood processing is done by hand, there may be slight variations in the wood, but not in the depiction.

The icon is available upon request.

Origin: Mount Athos

Dimensions: 34 x 50 x 2.5 cm