The Last Supper

Authors

  • Laura Collins Independent Scholar Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.28222

Keywords:

The Last Supper (da Vinci), bread, unleavened bread

Abstract

A short essay pointing out that the bread in the Last Supper looks like puffy rolls even though the artist must have been familiar with the unleavened bread and recipes using it that were prevalent among Italy's Jewish community. 

Author Biography

  • Laura Collins, Independent Scholar

    Laura Collins is a London-based storyteller and food blogger. She likes exploring recipes that tell a story of change and survival over time, new ingredients from foreign parts, old ingredients used in different ways.

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Published

2015-08-01

Issue

PPC 103 (2015)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Collins, Laura. 2015. “The Last Supper”. Petits Propos Culinaires, August, 31-32. https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.28222.