Attributed to PABLO CÉSPEDES (c. 1538/1548-Córdoba 1608). "Last Supper". Oil on pine board.

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  Attributed to PABLO CÉSPEDES (c. 1538/1548-Córdoba 1608). "Last Supper". Oil on pine board. Presents Andalusian frame of the time. It presents damages caused by xylophagous. Measurements: 26,5 x 41 cm; 35,5 x 50 cm (frame). The work shows a room of simple architecture illuminated only thanks to the halo of sanctity that emanates from the head of Christ. In the foreground, the table is presented, with the apostles arranged next to it, except for the central area, which is cleared to allow the figure of Jesus to be placed in the center of the table. The work shows the moment in which Jesus alludes to the bread that he will dip to identify the traitor, which took place at the Last Supper. This is a key Gospel moment for Christianity. Its representation has been really frequent throughout the History of Art, the best known, perhaps, is the fresco by Leonardo da Vinci, with the larger side of the table towards the viewer, following what is surely the most normal position for the piece of furniture, as it allows an easy composition; However, there are also numerous works with another type of table, and many with some Apostle with his back to the viewer (usually one is Judas, to take advantage and put on his back, holding with one hand, the bag of silver coins, as do, for example, Rubens and Maarten van Heemskerck in the drawing of the Prado Museum -which shows a very similar position to the Judas of this work-, or Flemish tables such as St. Peter of Louvain by Dieric Bouts... ). For its aesthetics and subject matter the work has similarities linked to the painting of the artist Pablo de Céspedes (c. 1538/1548-Córdoba, 1608), of noble origin Pablo was born and raised in the house of his father's maternal uncle, Francisco López de Aponte, canon of Cordoba, where he received a scholarly education. At the age of eighteen, in 1556, he was sent to the Complutense University of Alcalá de Henares, and there he dedicated himself to the acquisition of oriental languages and theology. Later he moved to Rome where he studied painting with Federico Zuccari. He was in Rome in 1559, engaged in conducting certain negotiations for Archbishop Carranza de Miranda of Toledo, who was later accused of heresy before the Inquisition of Valladolid. He remained in Italy for more than 20 years and earned a great reputation as an artist. He returned to Spain in 1577 and was appointed canon of the cathedral of Cordoba. He continued to write books on ancient subjects, such as the architecture of Solomon's temple.
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