Olympic officials claim a controversial scene was a nod to Dionysus, despite outcry from Christians that it mocked the Last ...

Ministers Windsor Archie, Ray Young, James J. Bolton and Joshua Rieff say the Last Supper set the pattern for the church communion, or Eucharist, ceremonies of eating unleavened bread and drinking ...

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 ...

Trump rips Paris Olympics opening ceremony over ‘Last Supper’ controversy: ‘A disgrace’ By Allie Griffin Published July 29, 2024, 10:56 p.m. ET ...

Olympics Organizers Deny ‘Last Supper’ Reference in Opening Ceremony: ‘Never an Intention to Show Disrespect to Any Religious Group’ By Naman Ramachandran, Elsa Keslassy Getty Images ...

The ceremony's designer Thomas Jolly, meanwhile, says his inspiration was Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and pleasure The post Paris Olympics Producers Say ‘The Last Supper’ Inspired That ...

A parody of the Last Supper, with transsexuals, drag queens, exposed testicles and a fat, blue-painted semi-clad man apparently intended to represent Dionysus, the Greek god of wine.

The tableaux drew condemnation among people who saw the images as a parody of “The Last Supper,” the New Testament scene depicted in da Vinci’s painting by the same name.

Olympic ceremony's 'Last Supper' sketch never meant to disrespect, says Paris 2024 By Karolos Grohmann July 28, 20248:57 AM PDTUpdated July 28, 2024 ...

A skit featuring drag stars during the Olympic Opening Ceremony riled up religious conservatives over its similarities to Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous “The Last Supper" masterpiece.