Artist: Jerry Traufler | Iowa

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The Last Supper by Jerry Traufler

IOWA - One of the most impressive and inspiring offerings of Trinity Heights is the life-sized, beautifully carved and true to life sculpture of da Vinci’s The Last Supper. Painstakingly fashioned for seven years by world-class sculptor Jerry Traufler of Le Mars, Iowa–a devout Christian who travels extensively to visit religious shrines and has himself created a masterpiece–Traufler’s The Last Supper is a magnificent rendition of the Lord’s last meal and a work unmatched anywhere. Using hometown folks and family members as models, Mr. Traufler has created a unique and awe-inspiring work of religious art—and one of a very few life-sized depictions of The Last Supper in the entire world. One cannot look at his work and fail to conclude that the Holy Spirit worked powerfully through the hands of this devout man, who was kind enough to donate his masterpiece to Trinity Heights. The sculpture vividly brings to life The Last Supper in a way that words or pictures cannot. Viewing Jesus and the Twelve reclining at table in the eerie quiet of the dimly lit wood-domed room that houses Traufler’s work, the visitor feels as if he or she is actually present in the Upper Room on the night He was betrayed. Were The Last Supper the only attraction in Trinity Heights, it alone would be worth the visit. [link]