The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci (1497)

Painting Analysis: The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci (1497)

INTRODUCTION
In this paper, we shall do a thorough analysis of Leonardo’s painting “The Last Supper”. To do so, we intend to write about the author, providing a brief bibliography that could point us to his painting. After that, we shall discuss the belief system of the author, and his societal influences, such as the place and the historical time he lived on. Afterward, we shall discuss the painting’s genre; technique; style traits, and influences. At the end of our analysis, we intend to provide a description of the current state of the painting.

Leonardo da Vinci’s Biography. Leonardo da Vinci was born near in the Tuscan town of Vinci. He was the illegitimate son of a local lawyer. In his youth, he served as an apprentice of Verrocchio, one of the most important Tuscan painters of the Quattrocento. In 1478, he left is teacher’s workshop and became an independent artist. After a few prolific years as an independent artist, he moved to Milan, to work for the Sforza family, one of the most important and powerful families from Italy. In Milan, he worked as an engineer, painter, sculptor, and architect. It was during those years where he painted The Last Supper. The mural is located in the refectory of the Monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. The painter stayed in Milan until the French invaded the city in 1499, and the Sforza family was forced to flee. He later moved to Florence and painted the…