The Supper at Emmaus

Caravaggio (1570-1610)

"...he took the bread and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them.
And their eyes were opened and they recognized him..."

(Luke 24.30, 31.)

The scene: the village of Emmaus, just outside Jerusalem, Judea, 30CE. 
The event: Luke 24.13-35.  

National Gallery, London.
Illustration: "Jesus Christ- The Jesus of History, the Christ of Faith," by J R Porter. Page 218. Duncan Baird Publishers,1999. Excellent book...  
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