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Leonardo Da Vinci's The Last Supper

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The last supper is a biblical story of when Christ tells his disciples that one of them will betray him. There are many key points to the story of The Last Supper and what it represents in the Christian faith, especially in renaissance art is enormous. In Italy during the fourteenth and fifteenth century religion was a large part of the culture and much of the art that was created during that time had to do with religion. Each piece of art told a story and represented how religion was impacting the culture at that time. The artwork also represented the artist and while there was a common setting for the artwork, each artist upbringing and experiences created his own innovation to the pieces he created. The last supper has been created by many artists throughout time, but the way that Leonardo da Vinci created his version lets you truly embrace the moment and story when it was happening. It wasn’t only what he created, it was also where he decided to put his work up for display. He was innovative with where he placed his work and how he made it fit into the environment. These two things let him express his thoughts and send a powerful message. In order to understand how truly amazing his work was study of previous Last Supper painting need to be looked at so that his achievements can be contrasted. The only way to understand the contrast between the different version of …show more content…

He did this during a meal they were all having together. The timing of this was important as he didn’t want to do this too early as he wanted to do it closer to his crucifixion. During this time and during the meal Jesus Christ had bread and wine that he shared with his twelve disciples and proclaimed that the bread was his body and the wine was his blood. Quoted from the bible Jesus Christ says to his followers after he had taken, broken, and bread with

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