ARTHI 6B Lecture 5: Last Supper, St. Sebastian, Venus
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Sinopia (plural: sinopie): a preparatory sketch for composition done in red/brown before actual painting. Each disciple has different gestures to animate them, provides a rhythm with panels above them. 3rd panel: above judas, sits on other side of table, who rats jesus out. Christ says that one of them will betray him, separated him. Judas doesn"t have a halo anymore, parody of middle eastern jew. Places faces close together: reminds of the kiss of judas. Laying down onto arm of christ, affective relationship, on right. Last supper and stories of christ"s passion , refectory of sant"apollonia, florence. Refectory: the room which the painting is situated, a dining hall for the monks. Mundane act of eating remind/reflect dedication to their meditation of christ. Christ"s passion: dinner with his 12 disciples, before he is arrested and the garden scene. The last supper is a passover feast. The first mass, continue this in memory of jesus.
