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The Last Supper should not be depicted as a luxurious feast
Molanus argues that paintings of Christ should serve as a model of honesty and religion, therefore painting the Last Supper full of luxuries constitutes an act of blasphemy.
Conflict
Sacred vs. profane imagery Style/manner Mention
Leuven, 1617
Subject
Jesus Christ ; Last Supper ; Martyrs 
Paintings visually reproduce a holy story and thus must be venerated with the same devotion
Molanus argues that paintings are the visual reproduction of a written story, therefore they should receive the same devotion while venerated as the texts themselves.
Conflict
Visual tradition/Artistic model vs. written Tradition/History Mention
Leuven, 1617
Subject
Established narrative ; Lives of the Fathers ; Martyrs 