Da Vinci Code Analysis

The contemporary Catholic Church continues to be faced with the challenges of modernity. Often do members of the laity feel that the Church has become too rigid and dogmatic in its practice of spirituality. People in and out of the Catholic religion see the Church as a

"The Last Supper," by Leonardo Da Vinci is a fresco painting, meaning that it is directly painted on a wall. The "Last Supper" is fascinating to me in several ways. Maybe because I am Catholic and being familiar with it by hanging in our dining area at home. Most of my friends and acquaintances have a picture of it in their home as well.

The Da Vinci Code is about Robert Langdon, who got caught into the midst of a murder with the police on his tail. He was framed with a murder and with nothing left, only the victim’s granddaughter and his friend of his that believed Robert did not commit any murder. They must unroll a series of events that include near death experiences and betrayal, to get the world’s most sought after treasure, the holy grail.

An early example of fantastic renaissance and one of the world’s most recognizable paintings, as considered to many all over the world, is Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper, which is an iconic and powerful work of art. Finished in 1494, it has stood the test the time and you can go see this painting currently in Milan, Italy at the Santa Maria delle Grazie. In order to paint it, Leonardo used an oil/tempera mix and applied it to a dry wall. “He did this because he wanted to capture the look of an oil painting, but even within his lifetime it began to wear off. Further destruction was caused in the seventeenth century, when a door was cut into the bottom,” according to Italianrenaissance.org. As it stands today, this masterpiece is currently 523 years old which is impressive due to the fact that it has been through so many tragic events, such as countless wars and occupations of different countries. Natural disasters could have also easily destroyed it as well like countless other paintings last throughout time.

Essentially, to all outward appearances in today’s world, this correlation of the long ago ’mystical faithful’ of the kingdom, the true holy brotherhood of the church, appears to be on the ‘endangered species list.’ Possibly through the diverse centuries, lust, power, money, greed, neglect or the combination of all, may have been the incentive for their departure from God’s Truths. Substantially, the lack of integrity and sacredness of the brotherhood’s sexual relationship with God appears as if it may be fading away within the Catholic Church. Perhaps the mystical teachings given through the centuries have lost their real truths, and now emerge to be lukewarm among a multitude of the brotherhood; hence, giving the impression the marriage with

Da Vinci's painting describes the last supper of Jesus and the 12 apostles. Twelve apostles sat in the table, each person has a different faces: three people are whispering to each other, three people get angry while one of them are thumping his hand down on the table, a man looked suspicious, another ones expresses surprise, a man is sitting neatly loyalty, two others looked thrilled. Only a disciple face was pale, his back leaning slightly forward, clutching bags of money - that's the Judas. Behind Judas is a dark space, also behind the image of Jesus is full of light from the window. Rays shining on the face of Jesus shone as seems calm, gentleness and firmness. This contrast is said to express the author's hatred for evil, as well as

The legend’s surrounding Mary Magdalene changed drastically throughout the Middle Ages. In the sixth century Pope Gregory the Great concluded that three women mentioned in the Bible were in fact the same “Mary,” the sister of Lazarus, the woman who was cleansed of seven demons, and the harlot who washed the feet of Christ. This was accepted as fact and has lasted into contemporary legend concerning the jilted Saint. In the Ninth Century legends circulated that after Christ rose from death and came to her in the garden, she wandered the desert of Judea in penance. As the years passed and the church dug deeper into theology, and as Christianity became the backbone of European culture, legends evolved with the culture, and in the Tenth Century the Magdalene took to the sea and was thought to have come to France. Even in these legends she still went off into solitude, only this time it was a mountaintop. By 1265 her legend was somewhat solidified when The Golden Legend was first compiled. In the collection of hagiographies the Magdalene’s story ends with her, alongside her brother Lazarus and her sister Martha, sailing to France, converting the pagan King of Marseille as well as many other pagans, and then retreating up to a grotto overlooking the city and being born up to Heaven at every canonical hour greeted by a host of

Pope Francis’ ongoing journey as the head of the Roman Catholic Church has been unforeseen. In this time of significant change in social standards, the Catholic Church has also progressed forward as seen by the decision in electing its most recent head, Pope Francis. Pope Francis’ unique background, approach, and positions on issues has renewed the standards and redundancies of his title and thus distinguishes him from past popes.

In this research paper, the author will examine the theology of the Emerging Church and discuss the dangers this kind of Christianity threatens on the church as a whole.

Pounds of acrylic paint lathered onto a canvas depicting kings and queens alike, a new light shedding into the darkness that was Europe. A continent emerges from the cave of ignorance into the light, questioning everything in their path. Pillars of European history, such as the church, were not exempt from this scrutiny. These are all the typical thoughts that are evoked when the Renaissance is brought up is a distinct departure from the Middle Ages. Europe had evolved into a more sophisticated society that was dependent upon innovative thought and creation. It marked the transition from the Middle Ages, leading into a chain of events that would influence colonization. The Renaissance is truly an accurate depiction of 15th century Europe

Leonardo Da Vinci was born in 1452 on his father’s estate in Vinci, Italy. He received his education on the estate until the age of fifteen. Which is when his father had noticed Leonardo’s potential and had decided to send him to be an apprentice to the artist Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence. There he studied sculpture and the mechanical arts. This was also when he first developed an interest in anatomy. In 1472 Leonardo was accepted into the painters' guild at Florence, where he remained for the next ten years. In 1482, Leonardo was hired by the duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza, to be artist and engineer in residence. During his stay in Milan, he started to compose a unified theory of the world and to illustrate it in a

As he climbed the ladder to success, he faced a lot of adversity in his life.

As I look at Leonardo da Vinci’s painting I realize that a lot when into painting this masterpiece. First, he shows that Christ is in the middle with a natural light behind his head to catch the attention, his body is in a shape of a triangle to show that he is stable, along with the vanishing point above Christ’s head. Second, the light in the background is split in have to show a dark side and a light side. This is an example of subordination and emphasis because attention is drawn to the light and not toward the darker colors. Thirdly, the composition of the painting itself is simple. The vanishing line is the line of heads and the lines that go out from the vanishing point all line up with Christ. This makes it appear that everything coming

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.

Throughout the semester, we examined many different topics that are important to know and which are beneficial to the priestly ministry. One of these is the church’s Magisterium which is held as the authoritative teaching office of those who teach the community in the name of Christ. It serves its role to safeguard the truth of God by faithfully interpreting and applying God’s revelation. It seems that, in our current society, many people don’t know what to believe anymore. This crisis of people not knowing what to believe has affected the Catholic Church even moreso because of the whole sex scandal in recent years. Because of incidents like this, Catholics no longer trust nor do they know what to believe when it comes to morality, faith, and