Byzantine icon Supper at Emmaus painted on wood 24x18 cm
Byzantine icon Supper at Emmaus painted on wood 24x18 cm.
Icon painted in Romania on fir wood, following the Byzantine techniques of the 16th century.
The scene, narrated from the Gospel of Luke, refers the moment when on the way to Emmaus, a village near Jerusalem, Christ appears to two of his disciples without being recognized. Entering an inn and sitting at the table to refreshen themselves, the two apostles recognize Jesus only when he blesses the bread and breaks it. This scene actually repr...
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Byzantine icon Supper at Emmaus painted on wood 24x18 cm.
Icon painted in Romania on fir wood, following the Byzantine techniques of the 16th century.
The scene, narrated from the Gospel of Luke, refers the moment when on the way to Emmaus, a village near Jerusalem, Christ appears to two of his disciples without being recognized. Entering an inn and sitting at the table to refreshen themselves, the two apostles recognize Jesus only when he blesses the bread and breaks it. This scene actually represents the first Eucharistic celebration in history, which took place after the resurrection of Christ and celebrated by Christ himself.