Analyzing Da Vinci's Last Supper

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The Last Supper is a center for Jesus Christ. The painting indicates that it might have been betrayal as well because he was later crucified. One of the people sitting at the table had told someone about Christ. The man to his right with his finger pointing up is most likely the one to betray Christ. In other versions of the Last Supper by Da Vinci was that the betrayer had a knife to stab Christ in the back.

Many of his followers were amazed at his abilities, especially how he was capable to heal them. The Romans later heard of his doing and thought it was evil. They sought to take advantage over him by getting someone into his circle. When the Romans got Christ in their grip, they tortured and beat him bloody. Later he was crucified because

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