Maybe that’s the case, you don’t really back it up. But I’m just going off the paintings called out by Christians and the people claiming what it was actually inspired by.
But even if you’re right, it doesn’t change the fact that the OP and creator of this meme, and everyone thinking it makes a good point, are all guilty of the same ignorance they are laughing at someone else for having.
The meme is stupid and inaccurate because the skit wasn’t representing any specific work of art but was meant to be representative of a Dionysia, aka a Feast of Dionysus. If we’re going to make fun of the people outraged about this, the stolen imagery angle just doesn’t make sense. Instead, maybe focus on their need to feel victimized or the amount of hubris required to assume that the opening ceremonies of an event rooted in Ancient Greek traditions was all about them.
But i digress. You, OP, and many other people seem confused because there is a long history of “Feast of the Gods” artwork. When you try to search for Feast of Dionysus, recommended searches suggest including the word “painting” which leads people to said artwork. That ends up leading you further away from Dionysia and onto tangentially related things like the painting you are referring to, “Le Festin des Dieux,” which was indeed painted from 1635-1640. However, there are many paintings with this theme that bear stylistic similarities to The Last Supper. One of the oldest examples was completed by Bartolomeo de Giovanni in 1490, 5 years before Leonardo began his Last Supper.
Well stated. The thing bothers me is someone had a vision, they had an idea and a chance to present their work on a world stage. That is such a huge honor and a few people thought it was about them and shit all over the moment.
Maybe that’s the case, you don’t really back it up. But I’m just going off the paintings called out by Christians and the people claiming what it was actually inspired by.
But even if you’re right, it doesn’t change the fact that the OP and creator of this meme, and everyone thinking it makes a good point, are all guilty of the same ignorance they are laughing at someone else for having.
“…you don’t really back it up.”
Fuggin hilarious.
yeah huh, the bible says it is true. So it is true.
Maybe they mean that they didn’t back up that there were contemporary depictions which used imagery similar to Leonardo’s last supper. The contemporary imagery shows people having much more fun than just sitting around a table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57125c2c2b8dde54a34b537f/1619344351570-Q7SEO0H68PVKSK2MHIQW/painter-munich-black-cult-dionysus-figure-amphora-e1613417711405.jpg
My comment is pointing out the hilarity that top-level commenter is crying for “back up” after being called out for a comment that is:
Not at all backed up
Wrong
An example of top-level commenter doing exactly what they accuse others of doing
Wait you think they backed it up? Oh, well, none of what they said happened. So I guess I just backed up the counter position.
You need a citation proving that the Greeks had festivals in honor of one of their gods many years before Jesus was born? Um…here you go:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysia
The meme is stupid and inaccurate because the skit wasn’t representing any specific work of art but was meant to be representative of a Dionysia, aka a Feast of Dionysus. If we’re going to make fun of the people outraged about this, the stolen imagery angle just doesn’t make sense. Instead, maybe focus on their need to feel victimized or the amount of hubris required to assume that the opening ceremonies of an event rooted in Ancient Greek traditions was all about them.
But i digress. You, OP, and many other people seem confused because there is a long history of “Feast of the Gods” artwork. When you try to search for Feast of Dionysus, recommended searches suggest including the word “painting” which leads people to said artwork. That ends up leading you further away from Dionysia and onto tangentially related things like the painting you are referring to, “Le Festin des Dieux,” which was indeed painted from 1635-1640. However, there are many paintings with this theme that bear stylistic similarities to The Last Supper. One of the oldest examples was completed by Bartolomeo de Giovanni in 1490, 5 years before Leonardo began his Last Supper.
Examples here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_the_Gods_(art)
So anyway, maybe now you can all move on with your lives now.
Well stated. The thing bothers me is someone had a vision, they had an idea and a chance to present their work on a world stage. That is such a huge honor and a few people thought it was about them and shit all over the moment.
I’m not surprised you find reading this hard…