ARTH 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Santa Maria Delle Grazie (Milan), Eucharist, Adam Raphael
9 Jul 2019
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High renaissance (1495-1520) (high refers to esteemed) High renaissance was an age of great accomplishments in western art. Artists explored classical cultures, perspective, human anatomy, and proportion. The church became very powerful with ambitious popes. Pope julius 2 and leo 10 (belongs to medici family) employed major artists for church commissions. Born in vinci and that is how he got his name. Regarded as the renaissance man, scientist, painter, engineer, architect, served the french king louis 12 and leo 10. The last supper (1495-98) commissioned by duke ludovico. Decorate the dining hall of santa maria delle grazie, milan. Monks and nuns dine in silence in the dining room for lunch and dinner. The last supper is showing that jesus knows that he is going to be crucified and he wanted to eat with his 12 disciples. The last supper isn"t just about the dinner it is also about jesus telling the disciples that one of them will betray him.
