Comparing The Last Supper
By Throll Ballen
One of the most famous works of art in the history of the world has a name that is recognized by almost any one in today's society. There have been books and movies that contain this piece of artwork in it's storyline. The idea of Jesus the son of God at his famous last supper have been painted about, written about, and documented in the Bible. So many different perceptions of this event has been portrayed through out our world's history. The most famous piece of artwork about this event in time is Leonardo de Vinci's version called The Last Supper. Another work of art that was created around this event and contains the same name was painted by Tintoretto in 1594. These two paintings are based on the same event but contain two very different perspectives.
Leonardo de Vinci's version of The Last Supper is one of the most valuable and well known paintings in the world. This artwork was started in 1495 and completed in 1498 as a mural in the Santa Maria delle Grazie located in Milan, Italy. This mural was created for Leonardo's patron Duke Ludovico Sforza and his duchess Beatrice d'Este. In both versions of these paintings the event represents the scene of The Last Supper from the final days of Jesus as narrated in the Gospel of John 13:21, when Jesus announces that one of his twelve disciples would betray him. Leonardo's version measures 15 by 29 feet in size, and with in his interpretation contains great realism and depth.
Leonardo's painting is wonderful and he did a fantastic job completing the task that was assigned to him. The Last Supper painting tries to envision one of the most significant parts of Jesus' sacrifice and emotion is invoked through Le ...