Joseph's Studio "The Last Supper" Renaissance

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Tremendous Gifts & Collectibles Store! Joseph's Studio "The Last Supper" Renaissance The Last Supper StoryThe Last Supper, is extremely interesting and instructive. Historical Christian belief tells us that two real incidents connected with it afford a most convincing lesson on the effects of right thinking or wrong thinking in the life of a man. The Last Supper was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci; and the time engaged for its completion was approximately seven years. The figures representing the twelve Apostles and Christ himself were sketched from living persons. The life-model for the painting of the figure of Jesus was chosen first. DaVinci carefully viewed hundreds of young men in his endeavor to find a face and personality exhibiting innocence, free from the scars and signs of dissipation caused by sin. Finally, after weeks of laborious searching, a young man nineteen years of age was selected as a model for the portrayal of Christ. For months, Da Vinci worked on the production of this leading character of his famous painting. During the following years, Da Vinci continued his labors on this sublime work of art. One by one fitting persons were chosen to represent each of the eleven Apostles; space being left for the painting of the figure representing Judas Iscariot as the final task of this masterpiece. This was the Apostle, you remember, who betrayed his Lord for thirty pieces of silver, worth in our present day, currency of $16.96. For weeks, Da Vinci searched for a man with a hard, callous face, with a countenance marked by scars of avarice, deceit, hypocrisy, and crime; a face that would delineate a character who would betray his best friend. After many discouraging experiences in searching for the type of person required to represent Judas, word came to Da Vinci that a man whose appearance fully met his requirements had been found in a dungeon in Rome, sentenced to die for a life of crime and murder. Da Vinci made the trip to Rome at once, and this man was brought out from his imprisonment in the dungeon and led out into the light of the sun. T Da Vinci saw before him a dark, swarthy man; his long, shaggy and unkempt hair sprawled over his face, which betrayed a character of viciousness and complete ruin. At last, the famous painter had found the person he wanted to represent the character of Judas in his painting. By special permission from the king, this prisoner was carried to Milan w the picture was being painted; and for months he sat before Da Vinci each day as the gifted artist diligently continued his task of transmitting to his painting this base character in the picture representing the traitor and betrayer of our savior. As he finished his last stroke, he turned to the guards and said, "I have finished. You may take the prisoner away." As the guards were leading their prisoner away, he suddenly broke loose from their control and rushed up to Da Vinci, crying, "O, Da Vinci, look at me! Do you not know who I am?" Da Vinci, with the trained eyes of a great painter, carefully scrutinized the man upon whose face he had constantly gazed for months and replied, "No, I have never seen you in my life until you were brought before me out of the dungeon in Rome." Then, lifting his eyes toward heaven, the prisoner said, "Oh, God, have I fallen so low?" Then turning his face back to the painter he cried, "Leonardo Da Vinci! Look at me again for I am the same man you painted just seven years ago as the figure of Christ." This is the accepted Early Christian story of the painting of The Last Supper that teaches so strongly the lesson of the effects of wrong living on the life of an individual. was a young man whose character was so pure, unspoiled by the sins of the world that he presented a countenance of innocence and beauty fit to be used for the painting of a representation of Christ. But, within seven years, following sin and a life of crime, he was changed into a perfect picture ... read more

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