Comparing Vinci's Last Supper And Tintoretto

The Last Supper is a religious scene in the Catholic bible, which tells the story of the last meal the night before the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. An important role in its religion, the Last Supper scene has been recreated by artists many times. These visual interpretations of the event generally show Jesus, surrounded by his disciples. During the meal, Jesus breaks the bread and serves the wine accompanied with the command “Take this all of you and eat it… this is my body… do this in remembrance of me”. Three artists who have produced paintings of the Last Supper include Leonardo DaVinci, Jacopo Tintoretto and Salvador Dali. Each of these artists interpreted the religious event and recreated it in terms

The Purpose of the paintings of the “Last Supper,” by Ugolino di Nerio and Leonardo da Vinci, were to portray the betrayal of Jesus Christ by of one the twelve apostles, as they are having the last meal. Jesus Christ mentions to his apostles that there is going to be a betrayal amongst them. All twelve apostles had mixed feelings of anger, fear, and surprised. Later on, it turns out that Judas, one of the twelve apostles, had told the authorities about Jesus so he can be arrested then later crucified. The paintings show a dramatic scene after the claim by Jesus Christ. The paintings give us insight to get the reader interested in the painting of “The Last Supper,” how the cultures that produced those paintings change the way we paint today, and how both paintings influenced the Renaissance era.

The Last Supper by Leonardo is very different to Tintoretto’s representation of the same incident. The last supper is one of the most important occurrences which took place in the Christian religion such an important event that many have seen the need for the event visually recorded through art the two most famous of these representations are by far Tintoretto’s and Leonardo’s works. The Last Supper by Leonardo was created during the renaissance period and is a simple symbolic work with little emotion. Tintoretto however chose to represent the event in a surrealistic manner to give full impact; A way in which was typical of the art period in which he painted the work, the

Leonardo da Vinci was known for a number of famous paintings. “The Last Supper” is one of the most famous paintings in the world, and is by far my favorite artwork created by Leonardo da Vinci. Mr. da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in the town of Anchiano, Italy. His parents named him Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci. In 1495, At the age of forty three, Leonardo began working on “The Last Supper” mural and continued working on the masterpiece till February 9, 1498 says khanacademy.org. The painting is located in the back of the dining hall at the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy. The mural is a rather large fresco style painting, measuring in size of 181 inches by 346 inches. On May 2, 1519 Leonardo da Vinci died the age of 67 in Clos Luce, France. I have decided to analyze this wonderful piece of art, because of my love for Jesus Christ. The Last Supper draws my attention, because it gives me a visual of the last supper Jesus Christ had with his disciples, that we read about in the Holy Bible.

Da Vinci’s “The Last Supper,” was painted during his time in Milan, which was from about 1495 to 1498. “The Last Supper” is a tempera and oil mural on plaster. He created this painting for the refectory of the city’s Monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie. Also known as “The Cenacle,” this painting is about fifteen by twenty nine feet and is the artist’s only surviving fresco. The painting depicts the Passover dinner, in which Jesus Christ addresses the Apostles and says, “One of you shall betray me.” One of the painting’s most vivid features in the painting is each Apostle’s distinct emotive expression and body language. When the French in 1499 (invaded Milan) and the Sforza family fled, da Vinci also escaped. He was possibly the first to Venice and then to Florence.

The Last supper represents the first celebration of this sacrifice that is now a key part to every mass. That is why it was so important to show Jesus twice in these paintings.

Dieric Bouts painted The Last Supper in the middle of the Northern Renaissance so they had some sort of rules or guidelines that have been characterized in what the people wanted during the Northern Renaissance. Furthermore, Dieric Bouts’ The Last Supper concerns me in that this painting was made during the Northern Renaissances it doesn’t feel like it was, to me it gives off a sort of gothic theme to it. Dieric Bouts’ painting of The Last Supper doesn’t really have any bright colors it mostly has black and red that make it stand out the most. Another observation I have made is that in Bouts’ painting the table seems crowded not giving us enough vision of what is on the table and making it seem like we don’t deserve a spot on the table. Unlike Leonardo da Vinci's where everyone is on one side of the table giving us more visibility of what is on the table.

In 1495, Leonardo Da Vinci began work on “ The Last Supper” and completed the painting in 1498. When painting this mural, Da Vinci did not take the traditional approach. Instead of making this a Fresco, an art technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground

“The Last Supper” was one of Leonardo da Vinci’s best works and a Renaissance masterpiece. The painting was made in Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan, Italy during the year 1494 and was an oil on canvas painting. Leonardo was known to be an inventor, painter and architect who displayed interest in all things that were scientific. He was very educated as he had notebooks full of observations, inventions and theories, though it was often difficult to be interpreted by the public eye which encouraged his sudden interest in art. Leonardo’s paintings, especially “The Last Supper,” had a part in the resurgence of Renaissance paintings.

In the two images The Last Supper and Interior I found a variety of similarities and differences. To start with, there are many differences in these two pieces of work. First, the artist are different. If you were to study both artist you would understand that they have different techniques. Leonardo da Vinci was alive during the 14th and 15th century.

Leonardo's "Last Supper" is a priceless piece of art with much hidden meaning and obvious talents bestowed upon a wall. Under the study of Verrocchio as a painter and a sculptor, he was able to use his skills in creating a very detailed and a very naturalistic piece of work that would be remembered for hundreds of years. He was also able to create characters with amazing individuality. Not only was his portrayal of the characters magnificent, but the symbolism he used which emphasized the story being told in the "Last Supper".

As we all know the Last Supper is the last dinner that Jesus shared with his Apostles before he was betrayed and crucified. Although this theme occurs in many works, The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci is the most famous and has been a subject of many discussions.

I have been greatly impacted by all of the artists, styles, and types of art we have talked about so far in Art History I. We have looked at sculptors, paintings, architecture, and prints with varying styles, from a numerous amount of artists. While I am intrigued by mostly all of what we have studied, The Last Supper paintings catch my eye the most. Many artists have successfully completed paintings of The Last Supper including, Tintoretto, Paolo Veronese, and Leonardo da Vinci; however, da Vinci was the first, original painter of The Last Supper. My favorite Last Supper painting definitely has to be the one by Tintoretto. Tintoretto’s Last Supper painting truly represents various key aspects of art; from the usage of colors and shadows, all the way to the numerous groups of people taking on various different tasks.

In my opinion one of hummanity 's greatest art masterpieces was created during the period of 1495 -98. The fresco was made during Renaissance using tempera and oil on gresso. It’s measurements are 460 -880cm (15/29ft). The genue fresco is in the Convent of ‘Santa Maria delle Grazie’ in Milan, Italy. It was financed by the Duke Of Milan. ‘ Until then the Last Supper had usually appeared in sacred wall paintings as part of the Passion cycle, but in this period it emerges as an isolated scene and acquires a particular significance as a subject for refectories.’ (Ludwig H.Heydenreich 1974) In the last supper, Jesus is portrayed with twelve of his disciples. The Last Supper specifically represents the responses given by all disciples when Jesus

About 1495, Ludovico commissioned da Vinci to paint “The Last Supper” on the back wall of the dining hall inside the monastery of Milan’s Santa Maria delle Grazie. The masterpiece, which took approximately three years to complete, captures the drama of the moment when Jesus informs the Twelve Apostles gathered for Passover dinner that one of them would soon betray him. The range of facial expressions and the body language of the figures around the table bring the masterful composition to life. The pigments of the painting “The Last Supper” were invented by himself. He used a mixture which contain tempera and oil instant of the pigments which were widely used in painting the fresco in the Middle Age. Because this pigment was a mixture of organic matter, like eggs and milk, and Leonardo Da Vinci painted it very thin, which resulted in the "last supper" starting seriously peeling off due to moisture after 50 years.