The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-18
"rhe Last supper"

'"' h"sN' lNuDp'i
Tho eighth grade had an interest
ing picture study Of "The Last sup.
per-" last Friday. The following story
OF the picture and "A bricf sketch of
the life Of the artist, Da Vlnci, was
written by Alice Fraser
The picture, the Last Supper, was
painted upon the wall of the large
dining hall Of the Santa Maria dele
Grslzic, a convent in Milan. 1t was
suggested by Beatrice. the beautiful
wlfc Of the duke of Milan. It was so
placed that the monks could see II
while seated at the table.
1T is a wonderful picture showing
as it does the establishment, sorrow
and horro" of the disciples, Us they
say 10 their master, Lord is it t.
IN the picture there is a wonderful
deep expression, not only in the face
but IN the hands ana bodies of the
T. who ar" seated at the table " n
le.us.
Christ Is at the center while the
10 disciples grouped in four groups Of
thrc" each are seated ON each sid,
If him. At his right is John: next
Judas who oycrturnS the salt in an
effort to grasp his money bag Behind
Judas we see Peter, who leans over
10 touch Johns shoulder as if to ask
him to inquire of the Lord what this
meant. Next is Andrew with upiftcl
hands and a distrcsSful look upon his
iace. Hoyonj him are James and
Ia. l.. Z. ,.Ir.,r. Ia
ama2cmcut has arisen so hurricdly
tnat is legs are still crossed. At the
lot of Jesus We fini Thomas. tho
doubtor then James Philip. Matthew,
ThadGcgs AMI Simon. The last tIr =.
form the group who seem 10 he hay
iur % conversation among themselves.
The disciples with Jesus are scat.
ed in large hall with three windows
2, the back. The head of Christ
Nands out through the central window
Through the window we can look
out upon the beautiful surroundings
which cnliehten the world without.
It looks as if il were evening, the
SIN had gone down and the gray
clouds are drifting through the sky
pa Ninci spent about two years on
the picture. He painted slowly and
conscicntlouslv, and went over and
over his work. day by day, rctouch-
Ing and bcttcrinG il.
rho last heads to be painted were
those of Christ ard Judas. Da Vinci
felt those faces to he most important
hn
be very hard to paint a face to repre-
arnt so mean man as Judas. Tho
MONKS grew impatient over tho delay
and ono OF them urged the artist 50
persistently that finally Ia Ninci
threatened to paint the face Of the
monk for that Of Judas.
The Last Supper" occupies a wall
g feet in length and the figures are
more than life size.
The painting has had rough treat
ncnt since then and is almost entire
y gone, The room was once used as
a stable 10y Napoleon and his soldiers
flr their horses. This beautiful pic
turc was grimod with smoke and ii
rNcn had doorway cut through the
canvas
If Da Vlnci's pupils had not made
many copies Of 1t. much Of its beauty
would be lost 10 US.
Leonardo Da Vinci was born in
14J2, near Florence, Italy. in the castle
OF Ninci, When only child he show
ed so much talent in so many differ.
ent lines that his father gave him
every advantage. He studied music,
wrote his own compositions, words
and melody, and invented an instru.
meut upon which he played. He had
@ great liking for mathematics, for
botany. and other sciences.
When hc was only boy studying
with an artist vino was Ut work on an
oruor Leonard was allowed to paint
onr o. the ANGEL figures. Ills work
was 81 much letter than the rest OF
IN. picture that the teacher burned
Als brushes in despair.
"GcSdes the other talents he was
AN engineer. Il bridge builder, Il natur-
llist, an investor and an author. lie
is spoken of as a man In whom every
talent was combined.
some OF his most noted paintings
are the Mona lista,' which is one
of the masterpieces OF the world, The
Last supper Head Of Medusa,"
"AdorltIon of the Magi," and others