Supper at Emmaus

The artwork

At this supper there are a dog and some cats, and above Christ's head there is an eye that Pontormo never painted. It comes printed on handmade Amalfi paper, in a handmade frame.

• Strong light and sharp contrasts, with a naturalness that is surprising for 1525.
• A large, quiet painting for a dining room or a living room.
• A gift for anyone who loves sacred art and Florentine painting.

In 1523 there was plague in Florence. Pontormo took refuge at the Certosa del Galluzzo, just outside the city, and painted this canvas for the monks. It is one of the very few works he signed and dated: 1525, on a little card on the floor. The composition comes from a print by Dürer, the Small Passion; the light and contrasts are so modern that the Uffizi and the exhibition in Rome place it next to Caravaggio, who would be born almost fifty years later.

And the eye? Originally, above Christ there was the Trinity shown as a single head with three faces, an image the Counter-Reformation banned. Someone covered it with the eye inside the triangle: a patch you can still see. The painting is in the Uffizi and is among the works the museum lent to the exhibition at the Scuderie del Quirinale.

In a dining room, the perfect place for a supper, or in a living room: it is the gift for anyone who loves sacred art and for anyone who enjoys hunting for details. The cat is there: finding it is the first pleasure.

Unique quality material

Print on handmade Amalfi paper
Sheet size: 40 x 60 cm (15.7 x 23.6 in)
Framed size: 42 x 62 cm (16.5 x 24.4 in)
Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges
Frame: dark brown with a gold fillet, handmade, with glass