A new study shows that portion size has grown in the hundreds of years since Leonardo da Vinci and others painted depictions of the Last Supper between Jesus and his Apostles. The article, 'The largest Last Supper: depictions of food portions and plate size increased over the millennium' appears in the April issue of the International Journal of Obesity. I also found it interesting that pork was found in some paintings, reflecting a Gentile misunderstanding of the Jewish rules of kashrut at what may or may not have been a Passover seder (Three of the four gospels suggest it is; John, whose account differs in many ways from the Synoptic gospels, suggests it happened on the preparation day for Pesach (Passover)). In any case, observant Jews would not have been eating pork!
Anyway, it's worth a look at. Here's some links:
Meals of The Last Supper grew bigger in the last thousand years (includes a video presentation with some poor-quality sound, but perhaps of interest)
Last Supper helpings have grown: An unusual study looks at the food portions in artistic depictions of the Last Supper throughout history. The apostles have eaten better and better over the years, scholars say
Last supper 'has been super-sized', say obesity experts
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