[2][3][4][5] The painting depicts the Last Supper, described in the New Testament, the last meal of Jesus Christ with his twelve apostles, during which he predicted that one of them — Judas Iscariot -— would betray him.

This plot was popular among artists in the field of Christian art — their versions of the image of the Last Supper of Jesus Christ, among others, created by Leonardo da Vinci, Salvador Dalí, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Andrea del Castagno.

[6] The painting was a success, much debated, but critics differed: some approved of the innovative interpretation of the Gospel story, while others believed that the images of Christ and the apostles were too far from traditional understanding, and they were not written convincingly enough.

[7] Nikolai Ge created at least two smaller author's replicas of the painting, one of which belongs to the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, and the other is in the Radishchev Art Museum in Saratov.

Contemplating the forthcoming Last Supper, Leonardo not only performed essays, but also recorded his thoughts on the actions of individual participants in this scene: hands and with frowning eyebrows looks at his friend, the other shows the palms of his hands, raises his shoulders to his ears and expresses surprise with his mouth… » Salvador Dali's painting combines typical Christian themes with modern surrealist approaches and contains geometric elements of symmetry and polygonal proportions.