has insisted that the scene is not a reference at all to the Last Supper. Rather, the performance is a nod to a pagan celebration featuring Dionysus, the Greek god of fertility, wine and revelry.

Jolly also said on French TV station BFMTV on Sunday, "The Last Supper" was "not my inspiration" for the segment, and he also spoke about the meaning of Dionysus. "The idea was to have a pagan ...

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“The interpretation of the Greek God Dionysus makes us aware of the absurdity of violence between human beings,” the post reads. It doesn’t mention the Last Supper, and some on social media ...

Mr. Jolly said on Sunday that he had not been inspired by “The Last Supper.” “It is Dionysus who arrives at the table,” Mr. Jolly said in a television interview with the French media ...

"The interpretation of the Greek God Dionysus makes us aware of the absurdity of violence between human beings," they wrote. While The Last Supper is largely associated with Leonardo da Vinci’s ...

The ceremony’s artistic director, Thomas Jolly, said he drew inspiration from the Feast of Dionysus ... Vinci’s fresco painting of Jesus’ “Last Supper” with his 12 apostles was uncanny ...

Though organizers said the skit was an "interpretation of the Greek God [of wine and festivity] Dionysus," the visual similarities to "The Last Supper" were immediately spotted and criticized by ...

"I see this clear mockery of the Last Supper, and for Christians ... but to honor the Greek god of wine, Dionysus. Paris 2024 spokesperson Anne Descamps addressed the backlash over the weekend.