Leonardo da Vinci arrived in Milan around the year 1482. Under the patronage of Duke Ludovico Gonzaga, Leonardo painted his famous Last Supper on the wall of the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie. Still, his technical application of paint was a failure, causing almost immediate damage to the famous work. Between his inadequate innovation, the wars with Napoleon, and WWII, the Last Supper fresco has absorbed an excessive amount of damage.
This discussion looks at the history of Last Supper depictions leading up to Leonardo, from the Early Christian catacombs to Byzantine mosaic. It explores how his innovative approach to art elaborated a traditional theme, making it more in line with the ideals of Renaissance Humanism. Although the application was a grave error, the technical design of the work and rich symbolism position this work as among the most important paintings of the Renaissance.
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Ep. 45: Dr. Alan Pascuzzi, Bronze Casting and "Becoming Michelangelo."
Ep. 44: Frank Nero Part 2: San Martino del Vescovo
Ep.43: Frank Nero Part 1: Teaching Renaissance Art in Florence, Italy
Ep. 42: The Followers of Raphael Part 2: Giovanni da Udine, feat. Esme Garlake
Ep. 41: The Followers of Raphael Part 1: Ecocritical Art History and Giulio Romano, feat. Esme Garlake
Ep. 40: Romeo and Juliet: The Italian Renaissance Novella that Inspired Shakespeare, feat. Michael Curtotti
Ep.38: Veronese and the Inquisition
Ep. 37: Renovatio Urbis - Jacopo Sansovino and Pietro Aretino
Ep. 36: Gaspara Stampa - Venetian Renaissance Poet
Ep. 35: Michelangelo in Venice
Ep. 34: The Titian List, feat. Gee Cooper
Ep. 33: Titian: A Life in Three Paintings
Ep. 32: Mehmed II and Italian Art in the Ottoman Courts
Ep. 31: Venice and the Islamic Lands, feat. Julia Bender
Ep. 30: Giorgione and Titian: Sleeping Venus and the Venus of Urbino
Ep. 29: Giorgione's Tempest, feat. Professor Monika Schmitter
Ep. 28: Giorgione
Ep. 27: Venetian Sculpture - The Lombardo Workshop
Ep. 26: Venetian Palaces: Gothic to Renaissance
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