FFCC Review Activity When fully completed, email to Mr. Lugo. The Last Supper Name of Work

Leonardo da Vinci Artist

Italian Renaissance Style

Image of the Work: Form  Oil and tempera- in horrible condition from materials  Single point linear perspective (creates realistic environment) o Focal point, Orthagonals, Horizon line  Neo-Platonism  Humanism  Atmospheric Perspective  Unified scene- Jesus in the center with 6 figures on each side in groups of 3, Jesus in a stable position

Function  Important Christian scene- The Last Supper  Decoration for the Refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie  While church officials are eating in the refectory, they are eating with the figures in the painting who are also eating  Shows power because it was commissioned by the Duke of Milan

Content  The Last Supper scene (final scene before Jesus’ arrest)- specifically the moment when Jesus says a follower will betray him o Jesus says whoever eats bread with him betrayed him- Judas is reaching for the bread (Judas betrayed Jesus)  Jesus in the center of the table with left arm towards the bread and right arm towards the wine (Creation of Eucharist ritual)  Judas is holding coins- shows he betrayed Jesus (got money for turning him in)  St. John the Evangelist- clean shaven and reclining at the supper  Peter is holding a blade to protect Jesus (Protector of Jesus, Peter is said to have cut off an ear of a Roman solider to protect Jesus)  Thomas is pointing to heaven- asking if this is God’s will to take Jesus to heaven (Foreshadow of resurrection scene)  James reaching out in shock  Philip is pointing inward  Matthew, Thaddeus, and Simon gesture in confusion ( gestures lead our eye to look at Jesus)  The three windows in the background show an alien terrain o Light from windows give a glow/light around Jesus

Context  Made for the Refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie  Took 4 years to paint- Da Vinci was a slow painter  Made of seco fresco because Da Vinci was a slow painter o Used oil and tempera together making the painting in horrible condition soon after he finished  Commissioned by the Duke of Milan because Da Vinci worked for him  Used linear perspective which was perfected in the Renaissance  Shows religious beliefs but with Neo-Platonist characteristics  Da Vinci studied optics which helped him understand how perspective functioned with the human eye