Friday, December 28, 2012

E4. In 1573, the Italian painter Paolo Veronese delivered this painting to the Dominicans of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice for their refectory. The subject of the painting caused Veronese to be called before the Inquisition to explain why the work contained "buffoons, drunken Germans, dwarfs and other such scurrilities" as well as extravagant costumes and settings. He was asked to change the painting appropriately within three months. His solution was to rename the painting, calling it 'The Feast in the House of Levi', which is how it continues to be known. What was the original subject and title of the painting?

A. The Last Supper

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  1. Last Supper
    -raklodramA

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  2. Jesus Christ & The Last Supper?

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  3. Theme F: Tuxedo+India+Felix = CAT????
    Theme E: Jesus christ (from the last supper and the basilisk????)

    -raklodramA

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  4. MA: Andrew Lyod Webber????

    -raklodramA

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  5. Last supper
    I think there were 5 "last suppers" painting.

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  6. last supper
    docmurali
    I forgot to add my name in the previous answer

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  7. The Last Supper. That's the subject, I think. And that's what I submit as the title as well.

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  8. Okay, and the theme for G is Jeeves. Had thought of that earlier, but what sense does it make if one of the themes is Bombay, and another is Jeeves. They seem completely unconnected, how the hell are we going to fit them into a master theme. Sigh!

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  9. Theme for G should be JEEVES.

    JEEVES is a VALET, STEPHEN FRY has acted as JEEVES, search engine askjeeves, likes to read works of SPINOZA, member of Ganymade Club, can't place PARKINSON though - AMIT SHET

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  10. The Last Supper ?
    pranab

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