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It took 100 years to spot a hidden last supper in van Gogh’s café painting
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It took 100 years to spot a hidden last supper in van Gogh’s café painting

So, here’s a fascinating art-history mystery: a researcher believes van Gogh’s “Café Terrace at Night” may quietly echo The Last Supper. The terrace seems to hold twelve diners, a central server, a shadowy figure leaving, and even a cross-shaped detail in the window. Jared Baxter shared this interpretation in 2015, connecting it to van Gogh’s religious background and his interest in finding the sacred in ordinary life. There’s no proof that van Gogh intended the reference, but it’s a lovely new way to look at a painting people have admired for generations.
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