How did we miss this for 400 years?

In 1601, when Ciriaco Mattei commissioned a religious masterpiece from the legendary Caravaggio, he expected a straightforward scene of biblical revelation. For four hundred years, the world looked at the result and saw exactly what they were told to see a simple, pious illustration of the Supper at Emmaus. But art historians have finally begun to peel back the layers, realizing that Caravaggio wasn't just painting a scripture he was painting a code. #Art History #Art Documentary # The Supper at Emmaus #Caravaggio