the last supper painting
One of the most famous works of Leonardo da Vinci is The Last Supper painting. Leonardo da Vinci was a genius who though popularly known as a painter was a man of multiple and diverse talents. He had a keen eye and quick mind that led him to make important scientific discoveries, yet he never published his ideas.
Leonardo da Vinci was already a famous and well-known artist by the time he was asked to do this painting .. The Last Supper. He did The Last Supper painting on plaster by placing this plaster on the wall of the Dominican convent of St. Maria delle Grazie.
It took him almost four years to complete this painting between the years of 1495 to 1498. Since the time he did this painting it has been vandalized and it almost nearly did fall apart too. In fact many long-standing efforts have been taken to stabilize and restore this famous Last Supper Painting for future use.
The Last Supper has gained much attention in recent times thanks to the novel by Dan Brown called The Da Vinci Code. This book describes the mysterious elements in this painting. Leonardo da Vinci was known to convey hidden messages in most of his paintings and also all his other creations.
In this famous Last Supper painting by him he apparently wanted to bring to the forefront the forgotten Mary Magdalene who was supposedly the forgotten companion of Christ. Leonardo has worked on this painting based on the few known documents, which describe this meal. Leonardo da Vinci has rearranged the facts of this important event a little to convey his own thoughts and feelings on the subject.
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