The Last Supper Visual & Performing Arts Essay Paper
"The Last Supper" was a common theme for Renaissance artists, providing a scene of considerable narrative and psychological interest. Compare depictions of The Last Supper by Andrea del Castagno (Stokstad, Fig. 20-25), Leonardo da Vinci (Stokstad, Fig. 21-4), and Tintoretto (Stokstad, Fig. 21-32) to explore artistic evolution over the course of the sixteenth century in Italy.
Create a chart comparing and contrasting these three images, including medium, composition, and narrative. In the first column, describe the elements in del Castagno’s version; in the second and third columns, explain how the elements are similar or different in Leonardo's version and Tintoretto's version (respectively). What did each artist hope to convey to his audience, and what innovations were employed to best reach that audience?
Total word count: 500 words
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THE LAST SUPPER
CASTAGNO
LEONARDO
TINTORETTO
1447
1495 - 98
1594
Naturalism
High renaissance style
Mannerism
* Detailed and extravagant architectural structure
* Lavish coloring of marble panels
* Patterned floor and ceiling
* Detailed brick wall
* Decreased focus on architecture, more on realism and harmonious composition
* Horizontal layout
* Symmetrical
* One-point perspective
* Focal point: Jesus Christ’s head
* Almost similar to Baroque style, rejecting proportions and harmony
* Diagonal view
* No symmetry
* One-point perspective
* Focal point: dark area in the room
* Realistic detailing
* Flat style w/ sharp angles
* Harmonious
* Depth perception emphasized by shadow and light
* Dramatic and chaotic
* Contrast between light and dark
* Jesus with a halo
* Gold highlights of the characters and haloes
* Balance of gestures and expressions
* innocent sleeping St. John
* tense and rigid Judas on opposite side
* Set in a convent or meditation room
* Jesus shown with apostles
* Judas is on the other side of the table with no halo; tensed and anxious
* No motion / movement
* Similar to looking...
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