03 — ARTWORK
The Last Supper
POURBUS, Frans the Younger · 1618 →
- MEDIUM
- Oil on canvas, 287 x 370 cm
- TYPE
- Religious
PALETTE
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- FILE
- 1400 × 1061 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
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The Last SupperChrist's last meal with His disciples before His arrest and trial; the rite of communion is based on this. One of most famous depictions of the event is a fresco painted by Leonardo da Vinci. was painted for the high altar of the church of Saint-Leu-Saint-Gervais in Paris. The monumental simplicity of the symmetrical composition, proportioned by the architecture, and the restrained expressivity of the figures created a sensation in the artistic circles of the capitalThe head or crowning feature of a column or pillar. Structurally, capitals broaden the area of a column so that it can more easily bear the weight of the arch or entablature it supports..
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