Caravaggio’s Supper at Emmaus: Theological Symbolism and Historical Materials and Technique

Friday, November 22, 6:00 p.m.
St Gregory the Great Parish Center, 3rd Floor
5545 N Paulina St

Join St. Gregory’s Hall artist-in-residence Sarah Crow in her studio as she showcases her finished master study of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s 1601 Supper at Emmaus from the National Gallery in London. This presentation will include reflections on the robust Catholic symbolism in the painting and explanation of the 17th-century materials and techniques used in the re-creation of this Baroque masterpiece. 

Where is the hidden fish symbol? What is the world’s oldest green pigment that is used in this painting? Why is Christ beardless? How do we know that Caravaggio did not do a grisaille underpainting or use a camera obscura? Have these and many more questions answered, and popular misconceptions debunked in this lecture.

Space is limited so please sign up early. Register by filling out the form below. Free and open to the public! Contact Mark Franzen with questions.

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Sarah Crow is a sacred artist who has mastered Baroque oil painting techniques (see her reproduction of Caravaggio’s Calling of Saint Matthew here). She is a former lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and currently the artist in residence at St. Gregory’s Hall where she maintains an active studio of both sacred art commissions and representational paintings.