Any other renditions of LAST SUPPER bsides Da Vinci's?

Question

is Da Vinci's work the accepted definitive one though it has caused a stir in recent memory.

Answer 1

Many artists both before and after DaVinci have painted versions of the Last Supper. DaVinci's has no historical merit - it is an interpretive work of art. The problem with Dan Brown and others is the importance they attach to this work. DaVinci was a great artist - but in terms of his painting telling us anything historical about the event, there is no substance or weight.

If you made a drawing of the Last Supper, depending on your study and knowledge, you might well provide a more historically accurate rendering of the event than he did. The disciples probably were reclining on couches rather than sitting at a table. They were probably seated in a circle of tables or a square rather than all gathered on one side. They were middle eastern, and so in terms of complexion, facial features - they looked nothing like the men in the picture.

I could go on but you get the idea. DaVinci created a lovely and moving picture, of no historical value whatsoever. People who clain it provides the ground for controversy simply don't know what they're talking about.

Answer 2

It caused a stir in recent memory? What the hell does that even MEAN?

There are THOUSANDS of renditions of the Last Supper out there. There is no 'accepted' or 'definitive' version, it's simply that of all the artists who executed Last Supper paintings, Da Vinci happened to be the best.

Answer 3

There are many other depictions of The Last Supper as it was a popular theme for refrectories and dining rooms during the Medieval and Renaissance periods.

The importance of Leonardo's version is due to the fact that it was probably the first depiction of this particular subject to be painted which showed the reactions of the deciples when Jesus said to them 'one of you will betray me'. Da Vinci calls the physical depiction of a gesture or bodily movement which inisicates the subjects thoughts and feelings 'moti mentali' or motions of the mind and motions of the soul. His version of The Last Supper was extremely original when it was painted and thus very different to the more traditional treatment of this religious scene.

To give you an idea of the difference between a traditional depiction of The Last Supper and Leonardo's version look at the following website.

http://wga.hu.index1

I'd suggest you search for Domenico Ghirlando's version and then look at Leonardo's.

Answer 4

Salvador Dali did a rendition too.

http://www.ellensplace.net/dali.html

Answer 5

there are many. tintoretto did a wonderful one. veronese did one but was forced to change the title due to some of the other subjects he included in the painting. it is titled feast at the house of levi.

Answer 6

the perfect linear perspectiva