VTV Classics (r3): David LaChapelle: Jesus is my Homeboy (2008)

The depiction of Biblical scenes is a central theme in Western art. One of the most famous paintings in the history of art is Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper (ca. 1500), representing the scene of The Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples. The series Jesus is my Homeboy is American photographer and artist David LaChapelle’s take on the topic. Both the composition of the photographs and the presentation of Jesus refer to the painting of the Renaissance and the Baroque, but he combines it with present da