Did Leonardo Da Vinci Paint The Last Supper

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Leonardo di Vinci'south mural of the Final Supper was painted on the wall in the refectory of the Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan between 1495 and 1498. Leonardo used an experimental technique- applying tempera pigment and mixed media directly to the stone wall. This technique attributed to the severe deterioration that occurred to the painting within di Vinci's own lifetime. The work was, still, highly admired and there were many attempts made to restore it throughout the centuries. In 1943, a bomb fell on the church, but the iron framework of the refectory protected the wall from utter devastation. This colour photograph reproduction shows the Last Supper every bit information technology appears today, afterwards extensive modern conservation work.

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This work of art is by far the most famous representation of the Last Supper and has been analyzed in countless sources. Information technology is well documented that Leonardo di Vinci bankrupt from the composition present in works of his predecessors, which had depicted the apostles effectually a tabular array (thus showing certain apostles from behind) and which depict the gestures described in the Gospels to identify Judas equally Christ's betrayer. According to Prof. Ludwig H. Heydenreich in his book Leonardo: The Final Supper, Leonardo'southward preliminary drawings exhibited the "traditional" composition, only that later, di Vinci became inspired to describe the moment before Christ identified Judas. His aim was to capture the emotions of each of the apostles in that dramatic moment. Here, di Vinci has group the apostles in threes with Jesus at the center, which creates an image of a triangle. At that place are three windows behind Christ, through which we can see a wide mural. Each campaigner tin can exist identified by specific attributes. Judas is at the front of the group to Christ's left. He reaches toward a plate beside Christ (every bit recounted in Matthew 26) and he clutches a purse of money—the reward for his betrayal.