Is John Someone Else?
There is one particularly androgynous character in the painting that is seated to Jesus’s left in “The Last Supper”. While the official and academic understanding of this figure is that it is indeed John, there might be some indication that someone else is seated at the table. If someone did not tell you who this figure was supposed to be, you might just confuse them for a woman, given their effeminate look and long, light-colored hair.
Is John Someone Else
The Controversial Novel
You might have read the highly controversial novel by the author Dan Brown, called The Da Vinci Code. In the story, it is claimed that Jesus was not celibate, as is commonly understood by Christians, but had a partner, called Mary Magdalene. This is who the theorists believe is seated next to Christ, and not John! Such a theory is not a huge leap, however, as Mary Magdalene was indeed incredibly close to Jesus Christ.
The Controversial Novel
