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Paris Olympics organizers issued an apology on Sunday after a scene depicting the Greek god Dionysus drew criticism for allegedly mocking Leonardo da Vinci's painting “The Last Supper,” which ...
Paris Olympics organizers apologized to anyone who was offended by a tableau that evoked Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” during the glamorous opening ceremony, but defended the concept ...
In a glitzy opening ceremony that was meant to celebrate diversity, the Paris 2024 Olympics has ignited a firestorm of religious controversy. The organizers found themselves in hot water over a ...
A tableau from the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony has prompted controversy among the Christian community, who thought the scene resembled "The Last Supper." ... Last night’s mockery of the Last ...
Conservatives thought they saw a sacrilegious mockery of the Last Supper during the Paris Olympics' opening ceremony. But that’s not what it was about at all. The ridiculous moral panic over the ...
An initial statement from Paris 2024 said the scene was inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper fresco (housed in Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, one of the host cities of the 2026 Winter Olympics), [296] though director Thomas Jolly denied this the following day [297] [298] and organisers apologised, saying Philippe Katerine was ...
The controversial sketch angered the Catholic Church and many on social media, prompting the organisers to explain the logic behind the parody
The 2024 Paris Olympics officially commenced on July 26 with a star-studded and stunning Opening Ceremony featuring performances by Lady Gaga, Aya Nakamura, and Céline Dion, who made an emotional ...