Nelson Mandela as Jesus Christ. This is disgusting and utterly blasphemous. But then again what’s new in this evil world we live in.
The ultimate portrayal
Local banker offers $2.5m for recreation of Da Vinci’s most famous work
Aug 19, 2010 10:02 PM | By Andrea Nagel
“Figures are individuals who fought against inequality“
Banker Mxolisi Mbetse has formally offered $2.5-million for a painting, Last Supper, depicting former president Nelson Mandela as Jesus Christ.
Artist Dean Simon, appointed in 1988 as an official war artist, was commissioned to produce the piece by a Johannesburg businessman who wants to remain anonymous.
It is a contemporary version of, arguably, one of the most recognisable images in the world – Leonardo Da Vinci’s fresco, The Last Supper. The original 1498 fresco depicts Jesus and his disciples seated around a table on the eve of his betrayal by Judas.
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