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    The Last Supper

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    Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting The Last Supper depicts the last meal that Jesus shared with his 12 apostles before his crucifixion. Painted between 1495-1498 directly onto a wall in Milan, Italy, the painting shows Jesus at the center and each apostle reacting differently to his announcement that one of them would betray him. While not a true fresco due to da Vinci's unusual painting technique, The Last Supper has had enormous influence as one of the most significant works of religious art ever created.

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    Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting The Last Supper depicts the last meal that Jesus shared with his 12 apostles before his crucifixion. Painted between 1495-1498 directly onto a wall in Milan, Italy, the painting shows Jesus at the center and each apostle reacting differently to his announcement that one of them would betray him. While not a true fresco due to da Vinci's unusual painting technique, The Last Supper has had enormous influence as one of the most significant works of religious art ever created.

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    Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting The Last Supper depicts the last meal that Jesus shared with his 12 apostles before his crucifixion. Painted between 1495-1498 directly onto a wall in Milan, Italy, the painting shows Jesus at the center and each apostle reacting differently to his announcement that one of them would betray him. While not a true fresco due to da Vinci's unusual painting technique, The Last Supper has had enormous influence as one of the most significant works of religious art ever created.

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    Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting The Last Supper depicts the last meal that Jesus shared with his 12 apostles before his crucifixion. Painted between 1495-1498 directly onto a wall in Milan, Italy, the painting shows Jesus at the center and each apostle reacting differently to his announcement that one of them would betray him. While not a true fresco due to da Vinci's unusual painting technique, The Last Supper has had enormous influence as one of the most significant works of religious art ever created.

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    Langato, justin ron, a.

    Bshrm III

    October 01, 2012


    hcb/mwf/6:00-7:00

    The Last Supper (Leonardo da Vinci)

    Artist

    Leonardo da Vinci

    Year

    14951498

    Type

    tempera on gesso, pitch and mastic

    Dimensions

    460 cm 880 cm (181 in 346 in)

    Location

    Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan

    DESCRIPTION:
    -

    The painting represents the scene of The Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, as it is
    told in the Gospel of John, 13:21.
    Looking across the picture from left to right:
    Bartholomew, James Minor, Andrew, Judas, Peter, John Jesus Christ, Thomas, James
    Major, Philip, Matthew, Thaddeus and Simon.

    ANALYSIS:

    Leonardo da Vinci painted The Last Supper on a dry wall rather than on wet plaster, so it
    is not a true fresco. Because a fresco cannot be modified as the artist works, Leonardo
    instead chose to seal the stone wall with a layer of pitch, gesso and mastic, and then paint
    onto the sealing layer with tempera.

    The painting shows a contrast of light and dark color. There are lines in the painting that
    portrays the architectural design of the dining hall of the monastery. The painting
    highlighted the texture and different colors of the dresses of Jesus Christ and his
    disciples. The painting shows a realistic scene especially on the Christian religion.

    Interpretation:
    -

    The painting is about the dismay that occurred among the Twelve Disciples when Jesus
    announced that one of them would betray him. As they ate and drank together, Christ
    gave the disciples explicit instructions on how to eat and drink in the future, in
    remembrance of him. It was the first celebration of the Eucharist, a ritual still performed
    until these days during the Holy Eucharist mass among the Catholic Church.

    Aside from Jesus, all of the disciples portrayed different characteristics and emotional
    reaction and gestures. The painting highlighted Jesus Christ on the center on a quiet
    peaceful sitting position with his feet fully shown that are clipped together. The painting
    also portrays Jesus Christ having a small gap with his disciples.

    JUDGEMENT
    -It is indeed one of the most famous paintings in the world for it unites personal
    interpretation of the event with a display of aesthetic belief although it attained public
    controversy in which the feminine appearance of John the apostle was said to be not really
    himself but it was Mary Magdalene that was said to be Jesus wife.
    -The subject of the Last Supper is Jesus Christs final meal with his apostles before Judas
    identifies Christ to the authorities who arrest him. The Last Supper, a Passover is
    remembered for two events which is the betrayal of Judas to Jesus in exchange of 30 pieces
    of silver which later hanged himself out of guilt and the other one is when Jesus Christ
    blessed the bread and wine and turned them into body and blood of Christ which later on
    contributed as a part of the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist of the catholic church.

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