The sixteenth century witnessed the dramatic transformation from the symmetrical simplicity and preciseness of the High Renaissance, to the asymmetrical ambiguity and elegant illusion of the Mannerist Period. The Last Supper, a common theme in Renaissance painting, depicts Christ surrounded by his twelve disciples, seated at a long dining table. Leonardo da Vinci, the great, ambitious, pioneer of painting during the High Renaissance, illustrated consistency and symmetry in his version, while Jacopo Robusti, known as Tintoretto, painted his Last Supper with dramatic power, depth of spiritual vision, and glowing color: common characteristics of Mannerist paintings.
Leonardo da Vinci exhibited astounding mastery of painting in his Last Supper. Christ and his apostles are seated at the table set parallel to the picture plane in a simple, spacious room. The composition is balanced: there are two groups of three apostles on either side of Christ. Da Vinci placed the group in an......
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