The Disciples at Emmaus, or The Pilgrims at Emmaus (Les di

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According to the Bible, two of Christ\u2019s disciples encountered a stranger on the road from Jerusalem immediately after the Crucifixion. At an inn at Emmaus, the stranger blessed and broke bread, an act that recalled the Last Supper and revealed him to be the resurrected Christ to the astonishment of his disciples.

Delacroix locates this miraculous apparition in a darkened interior, dramatically illuminated by Christ\u2019s golden halo. Echoing the diagonal of the staircase, Jesus stands with a powerful backward thrust, breaking the bread with his large hands. Whereas the sprawled posture of the disciple on the right conveys the relaxation of a meal shared among friends, the disciple on the left registers the wonder of the moment. Delacroix turns the surprised disciple\u2019s face toward Jesus, preferring to use bodily gesture\u2014an up-flung left hand\u2014rather than facial expression to convey amazement. In addition to shrewd compositional strategies and theatrical lighting, the artist\u2019s characteristically loose paint handling contributes a further note of dramatic energy to the work.

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