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Jan Cossiers

The Supper at Emmaus
Now On View

Maker

Jan Cossiers (Flemish, 1600-1671)

Title

The Supper at Emmaus

Year

ca. 1650

Medium

  • Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Materials

oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

85.1 x 111.1 cm (33 1/2 x 43 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Unsigned

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Edward M. Harris

Object Number

23.332

Type

  • Paintings

Exhibition History

European Galleries
Sep 02, 2017

Label copy

This biblical scene takes place in the town of Emmaus on the third day after Christ’s resurrection. As Christ shares bread with travelers at an inn, the man at the far right perceives he is in the presence of the divine. The man wears cockle shells, crossed staffs, a medal, and a tall hat that designate him as a pilgrim to the Spanish shrine of Santiago de Compostela, the most important and popular pilgrimage site in Europe for hundreds of years. Cossiers’s inclusion of a 17th-century pilgrim in a biblical scene suggests that he made the painting for a particular patron, such as a church or brotherhood associated with Saint James, who is believed to be buried at Compostela.

Intermission
Dec 16, 2016 – Jul 02, 2017
From the Reserve I
Paintings of Quality from the Museum's Collection
Apr 09, 1994 – Aug 03, 1994
The Facts of Life
Dutch Paintings from the 17th Century
Jun 24, 1988 – Oct 23, 1988
Dutch Paintings of the 17th Century
Jul 12, 1985 – Sep 01, 1985

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Jan Cossiers (Flemish, 1600-1671)
The Supper at Emmaus, ca. 1650
Oil on canvas
85.1 x 111.1 cm (33 1/2 x 43 3/4 inches)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Edward M. Harris 23.332

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