The Last Supper

Today we got to go see Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper.  It was amazing to see an artifact like that.  It is such a famous work of art and you can really see why.  The painting takes up the entire wall and takes your breath away. The attention to detail is just nothing less than outstanding.

Upon entering the room where the Last Supper is located, you have to go through a series of small rooms.  The doors will close around you while they blow air on you to get any particles off of your body that could possibly destroy the painting.  After going through about three rooms, you finally enter the room with the Last Supper.  The Last Supper represents Jesus Christ and his twelve apostles.  In Leonardo da Vinci’s interpretation of this scene, Christ has just told his apostles that one of them will betray him.  This is why in the painting all of the apostles look confused and have un-calm body language.  You also notice that “John” has a very feminine appearance in the painting and is said to actually be Mary Magdalene.

On the wall opposite from The Last Supper is another painting.  This second painting is the Crucifixion, which was created by Giovanni Donato Montorfano.  It was just incredible to see how these works of art can be restored and enjoyed today.