Renditions of The Last Supper through time and around the world

One of the most common telltale signs that you’ve walked into a Filipino home is finding a rendition of The Last Supper. Be it a painting, wood carving or a print reproduction, the most famous scene where Jesus breaks bread with his 12 disciples is fittingly placed in the dining room and believed to bless the family that's also sharing a meal.

It comes as no surprise that the practice of hanging a depiction of The Last Supper in Filipino homes dates back to the Spanish colonization when the nation’s conversion to Catholicism came to be. What is interesting to know, however, is that that the original Last Supper painting was also rendered inside a dining room.