the last supper

Artist:  Leonardo Da Vinci

Completion Date:  1498

Place of Creation:  Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan

Style:  Impressionism

Genre:  Painting

Technique:  tempera on gesso, pitch and mastic

Material:   Fresco

Dimensions:  460 cm × 880 cm

Gallery:  Milan, Lombardy, Italy

The Last Supper (Italian: Il Cenacolo or L'Ultima Cena) is a late 15th century mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria della Grazie, Milan. The work is presumed to have been commenced around 1495 and was commissioned as part of a scheme of renovations to the church and its convent buildings by Leonardo's patron Ludovico Sforza,Duke of Milan. The painting represents the scene of The Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, as it is told in the Gospel of John, 13:21. Leonardo has depicted the consternation that occurred among the Twelve Disciples when Jesus announced that one of them would betray him.

In my opinion, this is a great painting, this is The amazingly skillful and unobtrusive repetition of threes – in the windows, in the grouping of the figures, and in their placement – does indeed add a mystical aspect to what at first seems simply the perfect observation of spontaneous human gesture.

Colour:

The colour of Jesus’ shirt were using red and blue to show contrast and blur represent loyalty to his member which red represent passion to his member beside, red also represent action, energy and speed, attention-getting, assertive and confident, energizing, stimulating, exciting, powerful, passionate, stimulating and driven, courageous and strong, spontaneous and determined. In the other hand, blue also represent loyalty, trust and integrity, tactful, reliability and responsibility, conservatism and perseverance, caring and concern, idealistic and orderly, authority, devotion and contemplation, peaceful and calm.

Background: the background was showing the depth of field which showing the endless view of the painting.