For those offended by the “Last Supper” at the Olympics in Paris the short lesson from the 1540s. This is a painting “The Adoration of the Kings (Magi)” by Jacopo Bassano (Jacopo dal Ponte), venetian painter and student of Paolo Veronese. Here is what is on this painting with 100% certainty.
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00:00A lot of people got offended by the recent performance in the openings of the Olympics
00:04in Paris.
00:06For those offended by the Last Supper at the Olympics here the short lesson from the 1540s.
00:12This is a painting, The Adoration of the Kings, Magi, by Giacoppo Bassano, Giacoppo dal Ponte,
00:19Venetian painter and student of Paolo Veronese.
00:23Here is what is on this painting with 100% certainty.
00:27Personages as labelled, Mary Joseph baby Jesus young man standing for the Gospel of
00:33Mark with age signifying time since the crucifixion until the Gospel was written.
00:38Middle aged man standing for the Gospel of Matthew.
00:42Old man standing for the Gospel of Luke.
00:45Two authors of the Gospel of John and two associated dogs are similarly presented on
00:50the, Wedding Feast at Cana by Paolo Veronese, Mark, Matthew and Luke are carryovers from
00:56the, Last Supper, by Leonardo da Vinci.
01:01Circled objects 1 and 2 are the reflection of what the painter was thinking about the
01:05whole shebang about 500 years ago.
01:08He repeated it twice to be absolutely clear and made covering clothing vanishingly irrelevant
01:13for laughs.