Throughout the bible, Jesus is known for eating with the marginalized people in the society. To save the sinners Jesus had to have contact with them. Through these meals, Jesus created a connection with the marginalized groups and spread the word of God. The last supper was the last meal that Jesus shared with his disciples before his crucifixion. In my essay, I will discuss the painting The Sacrament of the Last Supper by Salvador Dalí. I will discuss how the painting shows the divinity of Jesus, displays Jesus, and interprets the last supper.
The Sacrament of the Last Supper by Salvador Dali is a large painting in the National Gallery of Art. In the painting there a twelve sided, windowpane. The larger windowpane is broken up into
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The first man has brunette hair and is wearing a white cloak. He taller than the other two men. The next man’s is wearing a yellow cloak. Additionally, just like the second tallest man on the right of Jesus, a small portion of his neck is visible. The next man, the shortest of the three men, has white hair and is wearing a white cloak. He is in the same position as the shortest man on the right side of Jesus. His hands are visible and clasped.
On the right side, the width, of the table there are two men. The first man has brunette hair, is wearing a white cloak, and has his head bowed. The second mad is also a brunette. He is wearing a white cloak. On the left side, the width, of the table there are two men. Both men are brunette and have their heads bowed. On the length of the table, with their backs to the viewer, there are two men. The two men are sitting with a large space between them. They are both wearing long white cloaks. On the table between these two men there are two small circular loaves of bread. On the opposite side of the table, in front of Jesus, there is a cup of red wine.
To properly understand the painting, the viewer must understand what the painting is depicting. Matthew 26:17-30 describes the last supper Jesus shared with his disciples. The Gospel starts off with Jesus sitting at the table with his twelve disciples, just like the painting depicts. Jesus tells his disciples that one man will betray him.
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.
Tintoretto’s portrayal of the Last Supper is one of dramatic Metaphysicalism. It features the dinning table diagonally along the left half of the work behind it Jesus and his Disciples before the table there is a woman cleaning and in the area above them are the angelic presence of cherubs. There are a number of smaller scenes present within the artwork and there are a number of focal points, which lead the viewer’s eyes over them. The work is full of emotion and is largely unbalanced this is reflective of the time in which the work was created when there was a lot of social outrage and anger. Tintoretto used fantasy, to the point of surrealism in this work; Cherubs and halos are used to emphasize the religious significance of the event. This work has the presence of women. There is a strong contrast in this work with very deep shadows and vibrant bright highlights due to the dramatic lighting. There is an extremely strong use of colour and chiaroscuro.
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.
In the visual arts, composition is the way to build a work to communicate the intent of the art in the brightest and most persuasive way. The most important thing in composition is the creation of the artistic image. The Last Supper’s composition is very ingenious. Sebastiano arranges the disciples into groups of three, each side of Jesus has two groups. All lines and gestures are centered toward Jesus. From one group to the other, the artist makes an effort to connect with one another in a very natural way; the example of the guy stands on the opposite side of the table on Jesus’s right is putting his hand on the guy’s shoulder that sits next to him to connect the two right-wing groups, and between the two groups on the left, they were making eye contacts.
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