ART 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Vitruvian Man, Sfumato
Lecture 9
2/18/2017
Painting: The Last Supper
Artist: Leonardo Da Vinci
Year: 1495- 1498
Format: Oil and Tempera on Plaster
Leonardo
- Died in France, had a strange childhood
- Looked @ landscape with perspective
- Uses nature…. Wind, earth
- Scientific and art expression
- Very accurate anatomical drawings
- First to paint in portrait format
- Leonardo studied moutons of man to show what they are thinking
- Mona Lisa
- She is in a thinking position
- Year: 1503 to 1505
- Format: Oil on Wood
- Chiaroscuro- light and dark
- Sfumato- haze/smokiness
- The Last Supper
Vitruvian man -
- Circle means no beginning/end
- Microcosm
- Large universe
- Apostles are in groups of 3 to 4
- 4 squares, 3 people per square
- Judas leaning back when Jesus acknowledges that his betrayer was seated at the table
- Jesus’ disciples show that they are not going to betray him
- Ex. Peter holding up his finger
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Document Summary
Died in france, had a strange childhood. Leonardo studied moutons of man to show what they are thinking. Apostles are in groups of 3 to 4. Judas leaning back when jesus acknowledges that his betrayer was seated at the table. Jesus" disciples show that they are not going to betray him. Mary had enormous drapery to fit jesus and avoid awkwardness. Marble - took months to get, very dangerous. Michelangelo is 1st artist celebrity and dies at 90. Used tree to prevent cracking and damage-- support. Most empty space b/w both legs in 1,000 years. Sistine chapel built by pope sixtine iv sistine = sixtus chapel. Michelangelo does not like painting tries to run away. Adam"s arm being lifted finger not as active as god outline of body - like sculpture transfer of fingers w/ adam- important to not touch ex.
