The collapse of the Soviet empire has permitted westerners freer access to the treasures of art in Eastern Europe. One of these is the high altar in the Church of St. James in Levoa in eastern Slovakia. It was carved by the school of an artist known as Master Paul, about whom not a great deal is known except that he lived in the town at the turn of the sixteenth century.Above is the Last Supper he carved out of wood. It is said that he put the faces of his fellow citizens on the apostles who are pictured very naturalistically. Note the two at the opposite ends of the table, one stuffing his face with bread, the other drinking. The beloved disciple rests his head on the table in front of Jesus. You can find more detail at the site of the Web Gallery of Art http://www.wga.hu/index1.html . (This is a wonderful site, with a fine search engine. My only complaint about the site, which comes from Hungary, is that it gives the name of the town in Hungarian and speaks of himas having been active in "Upper Hungary"! I dont think Hungary has given up all claims on Slovakia.)