The Last Supper

The first thing you get to notice as you look at the painting of the alternative Last Supper from the one we are all accustomed to, is the apparent disorganization in which the scene is presented. Da Vinci's Last Supper shows all the disciples seated in an organized way, but here they are presented in various ways. All of them seem to be talking to each other about who is going to betray Jesus, but the position their bodies have are actually intended to be lines that guide you towards Jesus and give emphasis on him. The table also is a line that goes perpendicular to Jesus, so that sort of perfect geometric arrangement takes you to emphasize on Jesus once again. You also see that the colors on the back are brighter around the edges, but as you start to come back towards the center, it becomes darker. What this does is that it makes Jesus appear to be brighter than the others because he is a light in the dark. Also, the other people apart from Jesus wear colorful outfits going from green, to blue, to yellow, while Jesus wears white, making him different as well. You also notice something particular, which is that only Jesus and one other person are looking straight out of the picture. Making this something which stands out could take us to give greater importance to this other person, and if we are talking about importance in the scene of the last supper, that person would be Judas.
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Then there are other elements about the picture you notice that have a lot of significance. You see a sort of women lying right in front of Jesus. This woman is without a doubt Mary Magdalene, who many people consider to be Jesus' lover. By introducing her into the piece, you now begin thinking on how she symbolizes an unclear truth about Christianism. Also there is a sheep head on one of the plates. This is clearly a representation of how Jesus was supposed to be the Lamb of God, and how he was going to be sacrificed for the good of mankind. There is also bread and wine on the table, which is what Jesus says will signify the body and blood of him and how it will always be sacrificed for the human kind. Elements present all around the piece of art are intentionally put there for us to truly view and give importance to aspects of the picture the painter wants us to notice.