The Last Supper
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The Last Supper tells the story of when Jesus announced his betrayal to the 12 apostles. There are numerous variations of this famous biblical story which date back to the early Christian period. By the 14th and 15th century ‘The Last Supper’ became a popular subject amongst Renaissance painters and continued to be so throughout the years. Today many artists continue to reproduce the painting in their own interpretive way and in recent years it has remained current through pop culture by becoming a popular theme for which to create parodies.
One of the more classical depictions is by Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci. During the High Renaissance he produced a Last Supper(1495-98) which today is considered one of the worlds most famous artworks. (reference to a book?) This was an experimental fresco using tempora and oil. It was painted directly onto the wall of the refectory in the church of Santa …show more content…
He produced a set of 13 coloured screen prints on paper. Each print reflects pharmaceutical packaging with the names of common British foods replacing that of the medicines. Through the artwork Hirst combines religion and science. It was important to him that each print be shown together so that it mirrors the biblical story of ‘The Last Supper’.
Da Vinci’s masterpiece later became a monumental setting for advertising when Annie Leibovitz an american photographer created what was to become a popular idea for 21st century tv promotional shots. In 1999 shortly after the debut of American gangster drama ‘The Sopranos’ created by David Chase, Leibovitz shot the entire cast in New York in a Last Supper setting. The show had an immediately positive response although Leibovitz describes the actors as “a little taken aback by all the attention they were
(((((Paradies in art)))))
The Last Supper tells the story of when Jesus announced his betrayal to the 12 apostles. There are numerous variations of this famous biblical story which date back to the early Christian period. By the 14th and 15th century ‘The Last Supper’ became a popular subject amongst Renaissance painters and continued to be so throughout the years. Today many artists continue to reproduce the painting in their own interpretive way and in recent years it has remained current through pop culture by becoming a popular theme for which to create parodies.
One of the more classical depictions is by Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci. During the High Renaissance he produced a Last Supper(1495-98) which today is considered one of the worlds most famous artworks. (reference to a book?) This was an experimental fresco using tempora and oil. It was painted directly onto the wall of the refectory in the church of Santa …show more content…
He produced a set of 13 coloured screen prints on paper. Each print reflects pharmaceutical packaging with the names of common British foods replacing that of the medicines. Through the artwork Hirst combines religion and science. It was important to him that each print be shown together so that it mirrors the biblical story of ‘The Last Supper’.
Da Vinci’s masterpiece later became a monumental setting for advertising when Annie Leibovitz an american photographer created what was to become a popular idea for 21st century tv promotional shots. In 1999 shortly after the debut of American gangster drama ‘The Sopranos’ created by David Chase, Leibovitz shot the entire cast in New York in a Last Supper setting. The show had an immediately positive response although Leibovitz describes the actors as “a little taken aback by all the attention they were