The Last Supper Thesis

The Monuments Men were a group of men and women who traveled throughout Europe behind allied troops on a mission to retrieve stolen masterpieces that the Nazis stole and hid during World War II. This group was made up of art scholars, historians, architects, and soldiers. They became more desperate on their mission when they learned that at the time of his death, Hitler issued a decree before his death ordering his men to destroy all of the documents and artwork stolen. With time being acute, the Monuments Men risked their lives to find and protect iconic artwork. They ended up finding multiple building and mines full of irreplaceable works of art, including Ghent Altarpiece, however, The Last Supper was not stolen it was protected. There are
The painting made a turning point in art history that directed art onto a newer, realistic perspective and presentation. “The Last Supper is da Vinci’s visual interpretation of the evening before Jesus Christ was betrayed by one of his twelve disciples. Jesus gathered all of them to eat, drink, and wash their feet, symbolism for equality” (Totally History the Last Supper Comments). In the movie The Monuments Men, there were bombs that hit the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie and its Refectory where da Vinci’s, “The Last Supper,” was painted. The Monuments Men rushed to figure out a way to save the painting and decided that they would surround the wall with steel bars and sandbags which ended up saving the masterpiece. When the church was bombed, this was the single wall in the refectory that was
According to a monk who is said to have witnessed “Leonardo da Vinci’s when he was painting this artwork stated that da Vinci had stood before the painting platform of The Last Supper with a paintbrush in his hand from sunrise till sunset examining and criticizing his own work” (Totally History the Last Supper Comments). This displays the amount of contemplation that went into his painting. Leonardo da Vinci used an experimental technique when he painted The Last Supper. Instead of applying the traditional manner of fresco painting, da Vinci painted on a dry wall to attain a more complex palette. This technique displayed da Vinci’s style of work. He took three years to complete this painting, but only decades later the painting started to deteriorate. The humidity hitting the wall had exposed the painting to many risks. The moisture on the wall caused portions of the surface to lift up and the vibrations from the Allied bombing missions almost caused the wall to fall. The painting was saved by numerous people who have been caretaking and attempting to restore it ever