The Story Behind Leonardo Da Vinci's Painting, The Last Supper
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The story of the painting, The Last Supper, is
>> > > > > > extremely interesting and instructive. The two
>> > > > > > incidents connected with it afford a most convincing
>> > > > > > lesson on the effects of right thinking or wrong
>> > > > > > thinking in the life of a boy or girl, or of a man
>> > > > > > or a woman.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > The Last Supper was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci, a
>> > > > > > noted Italian artist; and the time engaged for its
>> > > > > > completion was seven years. The figures representing
>> > > > > > the twelve Apostles and Christ himself were painted
>> > > > > > from living persons. The life-model for the painting
>> > > > > > of the figure of Jesus was chosen first.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > When it was decided that Da Vinci would paint this
>> > > > > > great picture, hundreds and hundreds of young men
>> > > > > > were carefully viewed in an endeavor to find a face
>> > > > > > and personality exhibiting innocence and beauty,
>> > > > > > 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 six months, Da Vinci
>> > > > > > worked on the production of this leading character
>> > > > > > of his famous painting.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > During the next six years, Da Vinci continued his
>> > > > > > abors 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. There 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 where the picture was being
>> > > > > > painted; and for months he sat before Da Vinci at
>> > > > > > appointed hours 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 as he did so, "O, Da Vinci,
>> > > > > > look at me! Do you not know who I am?"
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Da Vinci, with the trained eyes of a great character
>> > > > > > student, carefully scrutinized the man upon whose
>> > > > > > face he had constantly gazed for six 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 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 true story of the painting of The Last Supper
>> > > > > > that teaches so strongly the lesson of the effects of right
>> > > > > > or wrong thinking on the life of an individual. Here 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
>> > > > > > the thoughts of sin and a life of crime, he was changed
>> > > > > > into a perfect picture of the most traitorous character ever
>> > > > > > known in the history of the world.