In the Press

Jared Baxter first presented his interpretation of Vincent van Gogh’s Café Terrace at Night as a Symbolist Last Supper at the European Conference on Arts & Humanities in Brighton, England, in 2013. His subsequent research into religious symbolism in van Gogh’s paintings has attracted international attention, with coverage in newspapers, art publications, scholarly works, and other media across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

The following archive includes reporting, commentary, interviews, academic references, and original publications. Coverage reflects the interpretations and assessments of the individual authors.

Dan Brown’s original Facebook post

International Press Coverage

2026

• November 7 — Objektiv, Serbia: Da li je Van Gogovo remek-delo zapravo prikaz “Poslednje večere”? — Serbian coverage of the Last Supper interpretation.
• November 7 — N1, Slovenia: Skrivnost Van Goghove mojstrovine: je slikar na njej pustil skrito sporočilo? — Slovenian adaptation crediting Nova.rs and discussing Baxter’s interpretation.
• November 7 — Nova.rs, Serbia: Više od 100 godina niko nije primetio šta je Van Gog sakrio na svojoj čuvenoj slici — Discussion of the figures, religious symbolism, and evidence.
• November 6 — Upworthy, United States: It Took 100 Years for Someone to Point Out What van Gogh Had Hidden in His ‘Café Terrace at Night’ — By Annie Reneau and Upworthy Staff; updated November 2026.
• June 28 — World Journal (世界日報), United States / Chinese-language: 梵谷1888年畫作「夜晚露天咖啡座」 隱藏達文西「最後晚餐」 — International-section feature translated by Peng Hsin-yi, based on Upworthy.
• June 23 — World Journal (世界日報), United States / Chinese-language: 梵谷「夜晚露天咖啡座」 發現隱藏版「最後晚餐」 — Earlier Lifestyle-section publication of the same translated story.
• June 17 — Yahoo News Malaysia: It Took 100 Years for Someone to Point Out What van Gogh Had Hidden — Syndicated Upworthy coverage.

2024

• July 23 — theDay, Russia: От этого становится жутко: тайные послания, спрятанные художниками в знаменитых картинах — Hidden messages in famous paintings, including van Gogh’s Café Terrace at Night.
• April 8 — La Razón, Spain: De Dalí a Van Gogh: Los secretos dentro de estas 5 obras de arte — Examination of Baxter’s Last Supper interpretation alongside other artistic mysteries.

2023

• May 18 — Образование и Православие (Education and Orthodoxy), Russia: Как художники зашифровывают образ Иисуса в картинах — How artists conceal images of Christ in paintings; explicitly credits Jared Baxter.

2022

• June 27 — Engage Art, United States: Vincent van Gogh—Master Artist, Spiritual Seeker — Discussion of van Gogh’s spirituality and religious symbolism.
• March 3 — Grunge, United States: Secret Meanings Hidden in Famous Works of Art — By D. B. Kelly; credits Baxter’s interpretation of Café Terrace at Night.

2021

• April 1 — Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, Germany: Vincent van Goghs letztes Abendmahl in Coronazeiten — By Michael Kohler; a substantial examination of Baxter’s theory and its historical context.

2020

• September 19 — Singulart Magazine, French edition: Terrasse du café le soir (1888) — L’ode de Vincent Van Gogh à Arles — French adaptation discussing the Last Supper interpretation.
• August 4 — Singulart Magazine, German edition: Caféterrasse am Abend (1888) — Vincent van Goghs Ode an Arles — Credits Jared Baxter’s interpretation.
• June 3 — La Vanguardia, Spain: Dos castillos para salvar los ‘Girasoles’ y una cuarentena en Tokio — Discusses Baxter’s scholarship and his earlier work, Something Like Waiting and a Shout.
• April 28 — Kulturologia, Russia: Что на самом деле скрывают всемирно известные картины, или Секретные послания, о которых никто не подозревал — Identifies Baxter by name in a feature about concealed messages in celebrated artworks.
• March 23 — Singulart Magazine, English edition: Café Terrace at Night (1888) — Vincent van Gogh’s Ode to Arles — By Tara Lloyd; a discussion of the composition and Baxter’s proposed religious symbolism.

2018

• December 24 — Belprost, Russia: Тайная вечеря Ван Гога — Van Gogh’s Last Supper. Legacy link; availability may vary.
• 2018 — Artnet News, United States: To Celebrate Easter, Here Are 10 Art-Historical Easter Eggs Hidden Inside Famous Works of Art — Hidden symbolism in celebrated paintings.
• February — The Siouxland Observer, United States: Van Gogh: Christ the Waiter — Reflection on the Christ figure in Café Terrace at Night.

2017

• October 11 — Live Science, United States: 11 Hidden Secrets in Famous Works of Art — Names independent researcher Jared Baxter and describes the evidence underlying his interpretation.
• April 28 — Aleteia, Spanish edition: ¿Pintó Van Gogh «La Última Cena»? — By Álvaro Real; a feature devoted to Baxter’s theory and van Gogh’s religious life.

2015

• March 24 — Camas-Washougal Post-Record, Washington, United States: Interpreting van Gogh: Jared Baxter Researches Religious Themes in Art — By Dawn Feldhaus; an original interview covering the research, its development, and international conference appearances.
• March 24 — Davidson College, North Carolina, United States: Huffington Post: Vincent Van Gogh May Have Hidden “The Last Supper” in One of His Most Famous Paintings — College news coverage of Baxter’s research.
• March 13 — Clarín, Argentina: Las pistas del homenaje de Van Gogh a Da Vinci — Reports on Baxter’s interpretation of Café Terrace at Night and the related Arles restaurant interiors.
• March 12 — Hyperallergic, United States: Looking for Leonardo in van Gogh’s “Cafe Terrace at Night” — By Laura C. Mallonee; an examination of the interpretation and its art-historical context.
• March 10 — Artnet News, United States: Scholar Claims Van Gogh Hid Secret Homage to Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’ — International art-market reporting on the theory.
• March 9 — Kyunghyang Shinmun (경향신문), South Korea: 고흐 ‘밤의 카페테라스’에 예수와 12제자가 그려져있다? — By Bae Mun-gyu; Korean national-daily reporting that identifies Baxter and draws on the original Huffington Post interview.
• March 9 — Sports Kyunghyang, South Korea: 고흐 ‘밤의 테라스’에 예수와 12제자가 그려져있다? — Sister-publication version of the Korean story.
• March 6 — The Huffington Post, United States: Vincent Van Gogh May Have Hidden ‘The Last Supper’ Within One Of His Most Famous Paintings — By Todd Van Luling; the original interview that brought the interpretation to widespread international attention.

Further Online Coverage and Republication

The following articles, reference pages, and republications offer an additional record of how the interpretation has circulated.

• 2026 — Artpedia, Japan: 夜のカフェテラス — Café Terrace at Night — Japanese art reference discussing the Last Supper reading and the 2013 presentation.
• 2026 — Positron Today: It Took 100 Years to Spot a Hidden Last Supper in van Gogh’s Painting — November 2026 summary of recent reporting.
• 2026 — ByMuseum: Van Gogh’s Café Terrace at Night, Explained — Online art commentary.
• 2026 — MuseoVanGogh.org: Café Terrace at Night: Meaning and Facts — Includes a critical discussion of Baxter’s theory. This is an independent website, not the official Van Gogh Museum.
• 2026 — KhanList: It Took 100 Years for Someone to Point Out What van Gogh Had Hidden — Republication of Upworthy coverage.
• 2020, approximately — ADME, Russia: Что на самом деле значат известнейшие картины именитых художников — Credits Jared Baxter and links to a discussion of his theory.
• 2017, approximately — Spletnik, Russia: Тайны знаменитых картин — Online feature about mysteries in famous paintings.
• 2015 — PanARMENIAN.Net, Armenia: English-language reporting based on the original Huffington Post story; direct article link to be recovered.
• 2015 — HuffPost Brasil, Brazil: Portuguese translation of Todd Van Luling’s original article, published March 17; original live link to be recovered.
• 2015 or later — ArtFido: Did Vincent Van Gogh Hide ‘The Last Supper’ in One of His Most Famous Paintings? — Republication of the Huffington Post article.
• Undated — VincentVanGogh.org: Café Terrace at Night — 10 Secrets — Lists Baxter’s 2013 scholarship first among ten observations about the painting. This is an independent art website, not the official museum.

Scholarly Reception and Academic References

• 2024 — IVP Academic: The Artistic Sphere: The Arts in Neo-Calvinist Perspective, edited by Roger D. Henderson and Marleen Hengelaar-Rookmaaker. Includes a reference to Baxter’s interpretation.
• 2021 — Russian Aesthetic Society, St. Petersburg: XV Kagan Readings — Conference Proceedings, printed pp. 10–12. A critical academic discussion of Baxter’s interpretation.
• 2016 — Russian What? Where? When? quiz archive: Question concerning Judas in van Gogh’s Café Terrace — Cites Baxter’s paper.

Interviews, Lectures, and Media Appearances

• 2019 — IAFOR, Brighton, England: Van Gogh’s Last Supper: Striking New Evidence — European Conference on Arts & Humanities.
• 2016 — IAFOR: The Power Behind Starry Night: Vincent’s Empyrean Vision — Featured presentation and video.
• Summer 2015 — Eye Magazine, Issue 7: Seeing the Last Supper in Café Terrace at Night — Interview by Joseph Haldane, p. 17.
• 2015 — IAFOR Interviews Podcast: Researching Van Gogh and His Works — Jared Baxter — Audio interview.
• April 2015 — IAFOR, Osaka, Japan: The Power Behind Starry Night: Vincent’s Empyrean Vision — Featured address at the Sixth Asian Conference on Arts & Humanities.
• 2015 — IAFOR, Osaka: Official Conference Program — Program documenting the featured address.
• 2013 — IAFOR, Brighton, England: The European Conference on Arts & Humanities — Official Proceedings — Original presentation of the Last Supper interpretation.

Social Media

• 2015 — Dan Brown, Official Facebook Page: View the original Facebook post — A social-media reference to the van Gogh research. Original post text has not been independently recovered.
• March 12, 2015 — Van Gogh Museum on Facebook — What is your opinion?

Published Research by Jared Baxter

2020

• IAFOR Think: Quay with Sand Barges: Vincent van Gogh’s Symbolist Homage to Eugène Delacroix — Available through the author’s publication archive.

2016

• March 16 — IAFOR Think: Why Vincent’s Café Terrace at Night Is a Symbolist Last Supper — Part Two
• March 9 — IAFOR Think: Why Vincent’s Café Terrace at Night Is a Symbolist Last Supper — Part One
• February 24 — IAFOR Think: Was Van Gogh’s Starry Night Inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy?
• February — IAFOR Think: Vincent van Gogh’s Portrait of Dr. Gachet: A Study in Sorrows — Author archive.
• February — IAFOR Think: Vincent van Gogh’s Symbolist Interpretation of Rembrandt’s Slaughtered Ox — Author archive.

2015

• Summer — Eye Magazine, Issue 7: The Power Behind Starry Night: Vincent’s Empyrean Vision — p. 14.
• Winter — Eye Magazine, Issue 6: The Portrait of Dr. Gachet: A Study in Sorrows

2014

• Fall — Eye Magazine, Issue 5: Rembrandt’s Slaughtered Ox: Vincent van Gogh’s Symbolist Interpretation — Cover-featured article, p. 12.
• July — The Anistoriton Journal, Volume 14: Van Gogh’s Last Supper: Transforming “the Guise of Observable Reality”
• January — The Art History Supplement, Issue 19: Van Gogh’s Last Supper: Transforming “the Guise of Observable Reality” — Google Books reference.

2013

• European Conference on Arts & Humanities, Brighton: Van Gogh’s Last Supper: Transforming “the Guise of Observable Reality” — Original conference research, later published in 2014.