Leonardo Da Vinci's The Last Supper: Golden Ratio

Crurator, I am asking that we purchase Leonardo Da Vinci The Last Supper and Pieter Cornelis Piet Mondriaan the Tableau I to show El Paso community the golden ratio in art. The Tableau I will show the community what the golden ratio is so they can then look for it in The Last Supper. The Last Supper is a great painting to have due to the fact that the catholic religion is one of the main religions in the southwest area. The golden ratio is an irrational number which is, 1.618. The golden ratio dates back to 500 B.C. The greeks found the golden ratio to be more pleasing to the eye in art work and building construction. They used the golden ratio in the greek parthenon construction. There have been many famous artist who used the golden ratio, golden triangle, rectangle, and spiral in their art work. Piet Mondrian Tableau I shows clearly paints the golden rectangle for people to see in his painting. Where as, Leonardo Da Vinci the Last Supper lets the mind figure out where the golden ratio is in the painting.

He attended the Amsterdam Academy for Fine Arts in 1892. He was an impressionalism artist. After the war he became facinated with lines and grids in his paintings. One of which is the Tableau I, which he did in 1921 in Paris, France. This painting clearly shows the golden rectangle. The whole paintings is nothing but taking a rectangle and than flipping it into a golden rectangle. Having this painting at the El Paso Museum of Art will help show what the golden rectangle is and give a better understanding of art. It has also played in important part in history. Yves Saint Laurent used his paintings to create a line of clothing that became a huge fashion in the