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Description
Leonardo da Vinci carried out various preparatory works before starting or during the process of creating his works of art. The marvellous and breathtaking Last Supper, his world-famous painting, was no exception. This is the story of one of his studies.
Leonardo da Vinci had access to books and the Bible. He was also able to consult with monks or religious for whom he performed various tasks. See more
During the Enlightenment, which gave new impetus to the study of his works and life, this particular aspect was relegated to the background.
In the centre, around, closest to Jesus, is a triplet of Apostles: Peter, John and James the Greater. According to the Bible, they were the only ones to accompany Jesus to the Mount of Transfiguration and later to the Garden of Gethsemane. James the Greater and John were brothers.
Jesus' right hand is ready to be used, while the middle finger points towards Judas or has indicated a movement towards him (by an additional line).
Many describe this hand drawing as childlike, which emphasises the innocence of a gesture.
About Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was born on 15 April 1452. He was the son of a notary and a peasant woman who never married.
In 1466, he began working in the workshop of a sculptor named Andrea del Verrocchio. It was here that he began to paint, sculpt and draw.
Leonardo da Vinci became a painter, sculptor, engineer, inventor, musician, writer and architect, and was considered a great genius. He was always very interested in anatomical studies of the human body and could draw human organs in great detail. See more
He was accepted into the painters' guild in Florence in 1472 and opened his own painting and sculpture studio. His fame began to grow and he was commissioned to produce many different and very important works.
Throughout his life, he was in the service of several dukes who commissioned sculptures and paintings from him, but what really interested him was inventing new vehicles, weapons and objects.
All the works of Leonardo da Vinci are known, but the most famous are: the painting of "The Last Supper", which he painted on a fresco in the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan; "La Gioconda", better known as "La Monna Lisa"; and "Vitruvian Man", a famous drawing of a man with four arms and four legs, in which he attempted to study the human body.
He also made many sculptures, but none of them have survived to the present day.
Although he was always creating and building new works, the struggles that took place during his life, as well as the struggles and rebellions that took place after his death, are responsible for the fact that many of his creations were destroyed, burnt or lost, including his remains that were thrown away in an unknown place after a war.
He died on 2 May 1519 in France.