In a book The Little Ice Age researchers studied the clouds in various pieces of famous artwork to see how artists perceived changes in the weather over centuries. Changes can be reconciled with known periods of increases and decreases of rain. Recently two researchers analyzed the food and plate sizes in 52 of the most famous paintings of The Last Supper and found that the portion sizes in the paintings increased dramatically from years 1000 to 2000.
Using a computer program, they compared the size of loaves of bread, main dishes and plates to the size of the heads of the disciples and Jesus in the artwork.
They found that over that 1,000-year period, the main course size increased by 69%, plate size 66% and loaves of bread 23%. The biggest increases in size came after 1500.
The researchers used paintings of The Last Supper because it is the most famous supper in history which artists have been painting for centuries. The paintings provide information about plate and entree sizes over time. Food may have become more available and less expensive.
The three Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke), which include descriptions of The Last Supper, mention only bread and wine, but many of the paintings have other foods, such as fish, lamb, pork and even eel.
If they visited assemblies of the Church of Christ they would take note the portions continue to shrink. Folks of the Church in Corinth could not become drunk or be accused of gluttony. It must be a God thing.
John Jenkins
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