What medium was The Last Supper painted in ?
While certainly a representation of diners in Arles ( regardless of the cafe ) , in his article " Van Gogh 's Last Supper : Transforming " the guise of observable reality , "" Baxter argues this is van Gogh 's initial attempt in creating a Symbolist or " sacred realism " " Last Supper " :Although Hulsker argued that determining whether this or its sister painting came first would be speculation , Baxter offers the following argument : the second version is painted in a Cloisonnist style , giving it a stained glass window effect , a suitable medium for a " Last Supper " painting ; and van Gogh has made a number of changes to the final version , most notably : adding bread and placing a new wine bottle before the central serving figure , giving it emphasis .