INVESTIGATIVE ASSIGNMENT

1. Demonstrate that diverse images can throw up connections

 Identify and explain any connections that can be made between the images. Consider
contexts - cultural, historical, sociological, critical, visual etc.
 Tintoretto, Last supper, 1590-94

Da Vinci, Last supper 1495 -98

The ‘theme – Last supper’ is similar in these paintings. Da Vinci’s is of renaissance period and
Tintoretto’s is of mannerism period.

The comparative study of these paintings ( some points related to the historical, visual, etc)

Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last supper Tintoretto’s Last supper

 The composition is symmetrical
 Vanishing point shown
 The figures are stiff, not natural
Renaissance period
 More of religious paintings
 Lots of restrictions for the artist like the
composition has to be symmetrical, etc
 It is diagonal ( has broken the concept of
symmetrical)
 The theme is shown as a happening
 The celestial figures balances the
complete diagonal composition
Mannerism period
 Artists start a revolutionary step to paint
the theme the way they want.
 Sometimes this makes the painting look
unusual.

 Might there be links with influences? Evidence of the impact of previous or

contemporary art?

Evidence of impact– the artists starts creating the composition more in a natural setup, sometimes
distorts by showing the convex reflection or we can even see the elongated neck of madona.....

The application of colour is changed compared to the renaissance period.

 Are there any connections between what was happening when these different images
were created?
In the renaissance period the artist had less freedom to express their feelings as it used to be
religious based painting

Thus the mannerism artists wanted the freedom which forced them to create works out of the
boundary like asymmetry, distortion, etc

 Where to go next? Do your connections open the door to other, further directions?

Yes, two options( I feel)

1. Can start exploring only the theme ‘last supper’ till the present date...
It can be a comparative study of the concept
2. Possibilities of exploring the color scheme or brush strokes or style of the artist...

 Which artists or art movements might be explored next?

Modern art

Andy Warhol

Images of Jesus from ‘the last

supper’(1986) he made almost 100 variations on the theme.

Sculptor – Marisol Escobar

created after
getting inspired by Da Vinci
 John Byrne

It was a nine metre by two metre photo work on steel panels (screen-printed onto vitreous
enamel) featuring 13 people encountered on the streets of Dublin in the form of an
interpretation of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece. The work was meant to be reflective of a
changing society and the growing cultural mix in Dublin.[1][3]

(referred from the Wikipedia)

STUDIO ASSIGNMENT

Theme – LAST SUPPER

As an INQUIRER –

 Explore the theme ‘Last supper’ throughout all the art movements.
 Make a list of all the works similar to the theme ‘last supper’
 In this survey make an in-depth study on concepts, ideas and issues that have a global
significance (of the particular work) in your workbook.
 Give a thoughtful consideration to your learning in relation to the works chosen by
selecting any one or two of your interesting element of art and reflect in your
workbook.

As THINKERS –

 Choose any other work out of the topic ‘Last supper’ and think creatively and
critically to recognize an innovative way of representation.