After walking on the Road to Emmaus, Jesus and the two men reach the town and stop for a meal. During the walk, the two men had not recognized Jesus and had talked about how he had appeared to Mary Magdalene. But when Jesus blessed the meal, suddenly the men realized he was Jesus. (Luke 24:28-35)
It is believed that the two men were Luke and Cleophas because Luke is the author of the biblical book where this story is told and Cleophas is mentioned by name in Luke's account.
This event is depicted in Rembrandt's 1648 masterpiece above entitled The Supper at Emmaus. It is a 27 X 26 inch oil-on-mahogany painting located at the Louvre in Paris.
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