Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper

About the artist

Leonardo da Vinci, was born on April 15, 1452 in Anchiano, Tuscany (Vinci, Italy) close to the town of Vinci that happened to provide the surname we relate with him today. De Vinci meaning ‘of Vinci’ was given to him because he did not have a last name. In todays era he is known as a famous French painter mostly recognized for his enduring works “Mona Lisa” and “The last Supper”. He was even once referred to as the “Renaissance man”. Leonardo was born out of wedlock to his father, Ser Piero da Vinci, an attorney and notary and to his mother who was a female slave known as, Caterina da Vinci. Although, he was the only child they ever had together, both Ser Piero and Caterina went on to have a total of 17 children, whom are half

The critique goes on to say, “He is, of course, referring to Judas, but at this point there is commotion as all the apostles question who the betrayer really is” (“Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper” 1). All meanwhile Jesus is strategically placed in the middle of the painting and as the second critique points out “his body forms a triangle-like shape which is not overlapped by any apostles. This puts Jesus as the main focus which “serves to support the theological idea behind it – Jesus as a central axis of Christian faith,” (“Leonardo da Vinci: The Last Supper” 1). Both critiques make a good point when they point out that Da Vinci makes it obvious who the protagonist and antagonist are in the painting. Jesus, the protagonist, at the center of the table has a calmed and peaceful expression with his hands up and open even after knowing that one of his own will soon betray him. Judas, the antagonist, looks scared and shocked with his fist clinched, amongst the rest of the apostles who are in a panic trying to figure out which among them will betray Christ. Both of these critiques of The Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci make