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OT: Games of the XXXIII Olympiad - Paris 2024 - 26/7 to 11/8

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The opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games included a performance that some perceived as mocking Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper." However, the organizers clarified that this part of the ceremony was not a parody of the famous painting but rather a reinterpretation of the "Feast of the Gods" by Dutch painter Cornelis van Haarlem. This scene was intended to represent Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and revelry, and aimed to raise awareness of the absurdity of violence between humans


This was posted DURING the opening ceremony.

 

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