Jacobus Major In Leonardo Da Vinci's The Last Supper

The figure of Jacobus Major in Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper, expresses the philosophy of Humanism through the human emotion of judgment, which is seen in his body position and down-casted eyes. Jacobus Major is located two figures to the left of Jesus and is behind the long horizontal table. He is wearing a Green robe that in synched at the waist with a lighter green trim on the sleeves and around the neck. He has blond/brown hair with a mustache and beard. Jacobus has both hands above the table spread wide and he is seated and leaning away from Jesus. Humanism is shown through his body position because he is leaning back and almost holding two other men back. This shows humanism in how Jacobus’s arms are spread. It makes him look confident