Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa Or The Last Supper

A person can assume the message being communicated by the black robe spilling over into the lap and between the legs of the man. Nevertheless, in the fifteenth century a person would need to be careful what they are going to assume. Overhead winged angels carry the virgin’s soul to God. God is reaching out to Mary and similar to Adam reaching for God in Michelangelo’s fresco The Creation of Adam painted almost forty years later. The apostle in the white robe carrying holy water to the virgin signifies he is an important person in the scene in relation to the virgin.

The end of the iconoclast controversy has come, and the beginning of the Macedonian dynasty and/or Second Golden Age has initiated. Therefore, the art of religious figures and holy images were making frequent reappearances. Most of these images were in mosaic form. Mosaics became a prime art form during the Byzantine times. They were made by implanting normal-sized, naturally colored stones, composed with opaque glass, into a soft cement or plaster.

The Renaissance paintings of the School of Athens by Raphael and the Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci show Renaissance interest in human social interaction. These paintings show the importance of social interaction through perspective, color, and formal organization. Raphael’s School of Athens presents the significance of the philosophical aspect of human social interaction during this art movement. On the other hand, Da Vinci’s the Last Supper shows the importance of the theological aspect of human interaction. Both paintings reveal Renaissance artist’s interest in human contact and behavior.

When Leonardo was in his teens, Verrocchio agreed to teach Leonardo bout painting. Leonardo wanted to be different than other artists and found beauty in nature that influenced him to start to draw and paint realistic. He also drew machines to fly in the air and drew sails on the sea. He also discovered many

“The Christ Crowned With Thorns" is very different from the way Antonello, painted his other paintings. According the New York Times, “this painting differs greatly from the milder, prettier portraits of the thorn-crowned Jesus seen in many Renaissance paintings (including an earlier Antonello shown here from the 1450's or early 1460's, a small, double-sided painting whose front panel shows a calm, meditative Jesus with a noose around his neck and whose reverse portrays a Madonna and Child with a donor).”

Lastly, the artist emphasizes Jesus heavily in the painting to show that he is the most important person in the piece. According to the book, “Art History” written

In the painting of the Last Supper, it shows a room in which Jesus and his apostles are seen was an extension of the refectory. The Last Supper was a painting that builds on the early renaissance painting tradition such as composition and perspective. These paintings were very important had influence the Catholic Church. Leonardo Da Vinci’s creativity and original artworks prove he has the greatest mind of all

Prior to the Renaissance, art was centered around religion and biblical figures, but as patrons began to become more common, the norm for art began to shift. “Madonna Enthroned Between Two Angels,” by Duccio di Buoninsegna, as shown in Document A, depicts Mary holding a baby Jesus. The unproportionate and dull colors of the painting

Dark and warm colors are used throughout Angel with Arquebus and they give the different elements of the painting a sense of connectedness and harmony. There is emphasis placed on the clothing in the painting, as it is meticulously designed with small intricate gold patterns and extremely exaggerated in style. The sleeves are especially highlighted as they exhibit the most three dimensional quality in the whole painting. There is very subtle contrast in this work, as only minimal white and orange fabric is present in the outfit. The movement in this work leads the eye to the top right of the canvas where the gun is located, to see at whom or at what the gun is pointing at.

Artwork is a form of self-expression from an artist based on life experience, or on something that the artist feels strongly about (Berenson, 87). The product of art can help others with similar experiences but not able to express the same feeling themselves. From the product of art, people can start drawing excitement, purpose as well as encouragement about the real thing being expressed. Through a piece of art, the artist can communicate a purpose, an emotion or an idea in their work. In this research paper, I compare two pieces of artwork; Madonna and child with the saints by Giovanni Bellini and Madonna and child with the two angels done by Fra Filippo Lippi.

Also in Castagno’s version everyone has like this halo looking disc on their heads except for Judas, which makes it obvious on who the traitor is. But in da Vinci’s version, no one has a halo on top of its head, and Judas makes a lot of gestures that shows that he’s the traitor. Like how he’s holding a bag that has the silver coins that the romans gave him. Or how he’s reaching for the same bowl that Christ is reaching for. What I find this painting so interesting is all the gestures that each one of them shows, and the reaction after hearing the news that one of them will betray

The Salvator Mundi is one of those paintings that has only been recently considered as a work of the great Da Vinci himself. It is a painting of Christ wearing a Renaissance dress and is also giving a benediction with his raised right hand that also shows how his fingers are crossed whilst his left hand hold a crystal sphere. According to historians, it was made for Louis XII of France between the years of 1506 and 1503. This painting owned by Charles I of England that was part of his art collection in the year 1649.

  The orange on Angel Gabriel creates the sense of assertiveness, liveliness and divine. The contrast between the two colors surprisingly is harmonious in this painting. Angel Gabriel is holding a lily, indicating the purity and innocence of Virgin Mary, corresponding to the bible story which Mary remained a virgin when conceived with

This was a period of time in history where there was a religious revival. Leonardo decided to delve into Biblical art. One of his famous paintings was The Last Supper. Although religious paintings weren’t his primary endeavor, it bears witness of his painting expertise that this is still arguably the most popular painting depicting this event in the Savior’s life. As Leonardo grew older and death was eminent, he gravitated more toward his Catholic roots.

Leonardo had a fascination for science behind his art. He painted in an almost mathematical way, using various forms of perspective. Two techniques he used on The Mona Lisa were sfumato and chiaroscuro. Sfumato is a “subtle change of tone and color”2 which blurs the contours in a painting, creating a smoky effect. Chiaroscuro is “an effect of contrasted light and shadow created by light falling unevenly or from a particular direction.