Leonardo Da Vinci was born in 1453 in Italy. At the age of fourteen, he was apprenticed by the artist Andrea de Cione. In 1478, Da Vinci was given his first commissions. The commission was to paint the altarpiece for a chapel. Around 1495, Leonardo Da Vinci began one of his most famous paintings ever. This painting was called the last supper. This was commissioned to be part of a convent in a church. Three years later, in 1498, Da Vinci had finally finished his masterpiece called the Last Supper.
This painting is based off the story of the Last supper. The last supper is a christian story about the final meal that Jesus shared with the apostles. During the meal, Jesus tells the apostles that one of them would betray him. This painting shows that the church was one of the biggest patrons in the Renaissance. It also shows that at this time most of the art was based off of religious themes. An example of symbolism in this painting would be Peter holding a dagger. This represents that he was the one who would betray Jesus. Also, the bread and wine on the table represent the body and blood of jesus. Leonardo Da Vinci uses perspective in the “Last Supper”. He uses it to make it seem like the viewer is actually in the same room as Jesus and the Apostles. He also uses it so the vanishing point is Jesus. This helps attract your eye to Jesus. This picture is extremely famous. The reason why it is famous is because of the beautiful story behind the picture. Also, because of how amazing painted the faces are on the apostles.
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