Renaissance Blog Post

Renaissance Blog Post

The Last Supper is the painting I have chosen to use for my blog concerning the Renaissance Period. The Last Supper is filled with rich cultural and emotional aspects, even in our day. I will be reviewing the lines, shapes and forms of this painting in the following post. The most significant form of line that Leonardo Da Vinci uses is Leading Lines, which Da Vinci uses in this painting as a compositional aspect in the which he guides the viewers eyes around the painting by the way people are positioned and the direction of their eyes. When it comes to the forms, there are organic shapes in the front and more geometric shapes in the back, causing the organic shapes, the people to stand out. He drew perspective lines to give the painting more depth and give it a three dimensional effect. The Last Supper was a painting of its time period because during this period there was a widespread belief in mans goodness and ability to better himself. What better depiction to use than the example of the Great I am, the one who was believed to have taken upon himself the sins of all those who would repent. It was the place where Jesus met the last time with His disciples in the flesh and where He institutes the Sacrament, the way for the believers to remember His great and last sacrifice.