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The Last Supper has been a popular subject in Christian art. [1] Such depictions date back to early Christianity and can be seen in the Catacombs of Rome. Byzantine artists frequently focused on the Apostles receiving Communion, rather than the reclining figures having a meal. By the Renaissance, the Last Supper was a favorite topic in Italian ...
The Last Supper (Italian: Il Cenacolo [il tʃeˈnaːkolo] or L'Ultima Cena [ˈlultima ˈtʃeːna]) is a mural painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1495–1498, housed in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy.
The artist also stated that he felt the placement of these figures was a good distance away from Christ, keeping them from tainting the image of the Last Supper. [ 2 ] By painting The Feast in the House of Levi in this manner, Veronese had gone against the Council of Trent , which had been created as part of the Counter-Reformation . [ 10 ]
The Last Supper of Jesus and the Twelve Apostles has been a popular subject in Christian art, [1] often as part of a cycle showing the Life of Christ. Depictions of the Last Supper in Christian art date back to early Christianity and can be seen in the Catacombs of Rome. [2] [3] The Last Supper was depicted both in the Eastern and Western ...
The highly detailed marble walls hearken back to Roman "First Style" wall paintings, and the pillars and griffon statues recall Classical sculpture and trompe-l'œil painting. The halos are depicted in perspective. The Last Supper was a major work by Andrea del Castagno and his studio. The quality of figures and details is uneven; the right ...
This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: fixed reflection. The original can be viewed here: Giotto - Scrovegni - -29- - Last Supper.jpg: . Modifications made by Flekstro.
reflection fixed using Gimp. To edit, the multi-frame xcf image is available: File:Giotto - Scrovegni - -29- - Last Supper.xcf: 02:47, 2 April 2005: 714 × 688 (101 KB) Petrusbarbygere: Giotto di Bondone (1267-1337), Cappella Scrovegni a Padova, Life of Christ, Last Supper {{PD-art}} Category:Giotto Category:Jesus Christ
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