The Last Supper painting inside the park’s St. Joseph Catholic Church depicts the original Tabasco bottle that caught the attention of the company that manufactures the iconic Louisiana hot sauce.
The Last Supper usually depicts Jesus Christ eating with 12 apostles, the most famous version of Christian scene by Leonardo da Vinci. ..
Tabasco, the world-famous Louisiana pepper sauce known for its red and green brands, sits in front of one of the painting disciples of the Church of St. Joseph.
Church minister Nicholas Dupre said he heard rumors about the bottle when he arrived in St. Joseph in 2019 from a former minister.
“He was like,’Did you find a bottle of Tabasco?’ And I was like,’What?’,” Dupre said. “I heard it from him. I think I’ve heard it from some others, but I didn’t feel like going looking for it.”
It was until Dupre received a letter from Shane Bernard, curator and historian at McIlheny, which manufactures hot sauce on the island of Avery in the Parish of Iberiah. truth.
“It’s not a myth,” Dupre said in a Facebook post featuring a close-up of a photo and picture of Bernard’s letter.
Two days later, a bottle of a large commemorative collector of Tabasco sauce arrived at the front door of Dupre.
“No matter what art is hanging in your church, I highly recommend looking for a hidden bottle of Tabasco sauce. McIlhenny Co. kindly gave me this bottle for a bit of fun.” Du Pré said on Facebook.
Dupre said he hadn’t decided what to do with the commemorative bottle, but he is considering putting it in the front door, along with some instructions on how to find the bottle in the picture.
This painting was commissioned by Rev. Bryce around 2003.
Artist Christie Hebert said Sibley told her not to make an exact reproduction of Da Vinci’s paintings.
“He wanted me to make it unique to our area,” Hebert said.
Sibley, who left St. Joseph in 2008 and is now teaching at the Notre Dame Seminar in New Orleans, said when he arrived in 2003 that the church needed to be renovated, including new paints and artwork. ..
“I’ve always liked the little human elements of the various works I’ve seen,” Sibley said. “So I often said,’Why don’t we insert a bottle?’ I was kind of impressed with how people find the human element of the story so fascinating.”
