Leonardo Da Vinci's The Last Supper: A Comparison
Comparing The Last Supper
By Throll Ballen
One of the most famous works of art in the history of the world has a name that is recognized by almost any one in today's society. There have been books and movies that contain this piece of artwork in it's storyline. The idea of Jesus the son of God at his famous last supper have been painted about, written about, and documented in the Bible. So many different perceptions of this event has been portrayed through out our world's history. The most famous piece of artwork about this event in time is Leonardo de Vinci's version called The Last Supper. Another work of art that was created around this event and contains the same name was painted by Tintoretto in 1594. These two paintings are based on the same event but contain two very different perspectives. Leonardo de Vinci's version of The Last Supper is one of the most valuable and well known paintings in the world. This artwork was started in 1495 and completed in 1498 as a mural in the Santa Maria delle Grazie located in Milan, Italy. This mural was created for Leonardo's patron Duke Ludovico Sforza and his duchess Beatrice d'Este. In both versions …show more content…
This is due to the era that it was constructed in and Leonardo's idea of how this event would of looked from his eyes. In the painting itself everything that is physical can be seen, and there is nothing obvious telling us that there are other being's presence in the room. The imagination is not directed to wonder about anything else but the betrayal of the one apostle that Jesus speaks about. Being the last supper for Jesus the idea of angels or supernatural presence of any kind are not apparent, but surely could have been a possibility. I find this painting to have lots of meaning and value, although the shock factor is not as high as the version that Tintoretto painted in my opinion. This I believe is what makes Tintoretto's version much more
By Throll Ballen
One of the most famous works of art in the history of the world has a name that is recognized by almost any one in today's society. There have been books and movies that contain this piece of artwork in it's storyline. The idea of Jesus the son of God at his famous last supper have been painted about, written about, and documented in the Bible. So many different perceptions of this event has been portrayed through out our world's history. The most famous piece of artwork about this event in time is Leonardo de Vinci's version called The Last Supper. Another work of art that was created around this event and contains the same name was painted by Tintoretto in 1594. These two paintings are based on the same event but contain two very different perspectives. Leonardo de Vinci's version of The Last Supper is one of the most valuable and well known paintings in the world. This artwork was started in 1495 and completed in 1498 as a mural in the Santa Maria delle Grazie located in Milan, Italy. This mural was created for Leonardo's patron Duke Ludovico Sforza and his duchess Beatrice d'Este. In both versions …show more content…
This is due to the era that it was constructed in and Leonardo's idea of how this event would of looked from his eyes. In the painting itself everything that is physical can be seen, and there is nothing obvious telling us that there are other being's presence in the room. The imagination is not directed to wonder about anything else but the betrayal of the one apostle that Jesus speaks about. Being the last supper for Jesus the idea of angels or supernatural presence of any kind are not apparent, but surely could have been a possibility. I find this painting to have lots of meaning and value, although the shock factor is not as high as the version that Tintoretto painted in my opinion. This I believe is what makes Tintoretto's version much more