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Leonardo Divinci
Analysis of "The Last Supper"
Overview of Leonardo da Vinci
Analysis of "The Last Supper"
The selected piece of artwork of Leonardo da Vinci's and it is one of the most popular paintings that depict the Jesus Christ with his twelve disciples at the dinner table. This painting is briefly providing a clear picture of both history and religion due to which it has always been fascinated with its unique imaging features. This painting illustrates the story from the Bible and is also providing a chance to its audience to view this piece of art in the town of Wieliczka in Poland. This replica is hand carved into the stone wall unlike the original painting on the wall of a church (Schramm, Schwarte and Lazardzig 2008, Dominiczak 2012). This paper provides a critical and theoretical aspects of "Last Supper" to understand the uncovered meanings of historians and scholars.
Overview of Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was a famous artist having his contributions in the area of painting, sculpture, science, mathematics, music, and philosophy. His inventions and discoveries are known to be remarkable as they have played a vital role in the development of society. Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Italy (Rosenberg 2002, Veltman 2008, Schramm, Schwarte and Lazardzig 2008). He attended private schools and reflects his extraordinary talent in music along with the ability to sing. Vinci's talents also included mathematics that could not last for long. In 1481, he created his well-known paintings known as "Adoration of the Magi" and "The Last Supper" (Dominiczak 2012, Schramm, Schwarte and Lazardzig 2008).
Analysis of "The Last Supper"
"The Last Supper" is a mural painting created by Leonardo da Vinci, which is located in the Italy at the Santa Maria delle Grazie Church. It is painted on the back wall of the churches dining hall, which is around 15 by 29 feet long. The theme for the painting was a traditional theme for refectories, however, the room was not a refectory at the time when Leonardo painted it. The main building of the church had been completed in 1948 but it was remodeled by Bramante hired by Ludovico Sforza to build a family mausoleum (Rosenberg 2002, Schramm, Schwarte and Lazardzig 2008, Dominiczak 2012, Veltman 2008). Leonardo did not work on it continuously and it has been reported that a complaint about his delay was sent to a monastery and Leonardo wrote to the head of the monastery that he had been struggling to find the face exactly like what he had in his mind otherwise he would use the features of those who complained about him. The style of this painting is called as a tempera that is a combination of egg yolk, vinegar, and oil paints applied on a dried plaster. Leonardo da Vinci created this masterpiece for Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Mila and this masterpiece took almost four years to be completed (Rosenberg 2002, Veltman 2008, Schramm, Schwarte and Lazardzig 2008, Dominiczak 2012).
"The Last Supper" is named after an event mentioned in the Bible in the gospels of Luke, Mark, and Matthew. Jesus Christ and his twelve disciples gather for a Passover dinner on the night before his death and during the dinner Jesus announced that one of his disciples will betray him to kill. The painting of Da Vinci illustrates this moment when disciples of Jesus get shocked by the fact they heard from Jesus. The painting illustrates thirteen men sitting behind a table and the man in the middle of the painting is Jesus Christ (Dominiczak 2012, Veltman 2008, Schramm, Schwarte and Lazardzig 2008, Rosenberg 2002). He is sitting with his closed eyes, hands on the table, and absence of any expression on his face. The twelve disciples have been grouped into four of three people each sharing a common expression in the painting. In the painting, on the far left side are the Bartholomew, James, and Andrew, and they are staring at Jesus with a puzzled look on their faces and eyes are wide open. The next group includes Judas, Peter, and Peter, and Judas is holding a bag of silver symbolizing a bribe he was given to betray Jesus, while Peter is leaning over and clenching a knife to protect Jesus, and John appears to sob. The next group of men is Thomas, Phillip, and James, and they appear to look surprised while appears to want an explanation from Jesus (Rosenberg 2002, Veltman 2008, Schramm, Schwarte and Lazardzig...
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