Everything in the painting "The Last Supper" says it's from the Renascence
era. All the lines are very straight and what we discussed in class, it look
like someone said ok everyone line up and let's take a picture! When we know
in the real world that would never happen. There is a lot of open space in the
room behind the dinner table, and the decor on the walls is very square and
neat. Even the food they are eating seems to be perfectly placed and organized
on the table. As far as colors go, Their clothes are very bright colors. When I
think what it would be like to live back in that time I picture a lot of
browns, tans, very neutral and boring colored clothes. Not all these rich
reds and blues that you see in the painting. But that's my word against da'
Vinci's. The book talks about how Leonardo was so good at making the
viewer of his paintings look in the right places to see what he wants them to
see, maybe he thought the colors helped tell the story better or easier? No one
will know but him I guess.
The straight lines and and simple backgrounds combined with the
bright colored clothing the people are wearing, helps make you focus on them
and what is happening at the dinner table. Since nothing catches my eye in the
back of the painting, I just want to focus on the people and see what they are
doing. I think that was a smart play again by da' Vinci because in
my opinion that's how we keeps us looking where he wants us to
look.
When we compared the Renaissance style to the Baroque style in
class, Baroque was a lot more dark and shadowy. And there was also a lot more
going on in the background of the Baroque styled Last Supper
painting. This painting by Leonardo is very light and almost cheery. With
it's very clean lines and simplicity you can defiantly tell it's from
the Renaissance times.
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