Stories Of ArtSample

"The last Supper" was painted by Leonardo da Vinci (1494-1498) after the concepts of his time. He translated this scene in a painting where the people don't lie around a table, but sit. Through the perspective of the painting all attention is drawn to Jesus. He is the center. His twelve disciples are shown in four groups of three, which are discussing something quite severely while Jesus is looking down transfigured. He is surrounded by people but He seems very lonely. Around Him everything is in motion whereas He is quiet and introverted. What is He thinking about? What is going on inside Him?

The disciples are upset. Jesus implied that one of them will betray Him. Peter bends towards John and whispers something. Jude is sitting among them and is holding the money. No one wants to, but one of them will be a traitor.

The scene is used a lot in adverts. This picture is in our minds and so it is used for fashion and food. In every adaptation a Christ figure with the same gesture and facial expression is in the center.

Da Vinci struggled most painting Jesus' and Jude's faces. He didn't want Jesus to look like any man. And how could he portray his Savior's beauty and gracefulness properly? And how to portray Jude's facial expression who received so much good from Jesus?

But even though Jesus knows He will be betrayed, He bares His cross and lets Himself be executed for His friends who betrayed and denied Him. He doesn't just die for the ones close to Him, who can hurt Him more than anyone else, but He dies for everyone: the ones close to Him but also the ones who are far away from Him. He has given His body and blood for you.