Black Jesus Painting Last Supper
The dean has agreed to install the 9ft piece of artwork on the altar after conceding that the church is in a weak position to preach about racial justice.
Black jesus painting last supper. The painting has replaced the nativity scene at the cathedral. A painting of the last supper featuring a black jesus will replace a nativity scene at st albans cathedral to show solidarity with black lives matter. It was painted by lorna may wadsworth 41 who wanted to question the western myth that he had fair hair and blue eyes. Instead itll be a black jesus at the 11th century st.
Albans cathedral in england has installed a painting of the iconic last supper that depicts jesus as a black man. The dean has agreed to install the 9ft piece. The announcement came less than a week after the talmudic jew archbishop of canterbury urged the church of england to reconsider its portrayal of christ as white. A painting of the last supper featuring a black jesus will replace a nativity scene at st albans cathedral to show solidarity with black lives matter.
The picture is a print of a take on leonardo da vincis the last supper in which the the disciples are viewed as a diverse lot. According to reports the art has been titled a last supper and it will take a place in the alter in support of the black lives matter movement.