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um my name is Caitlin Manquillo and I'll be doing
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a formal analysis presentation on Leonardo da Vinci's artwork,
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the last supper,
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the in Nardo da Vinci's painting of the last supper is significant painting society
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because it uses different techniques of brushwork
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and paintings to replicate a representational art.
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It depicts the reality of human beings with clothes, furnitures
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and things that we as individuals can make out with our own eyes.
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So the paintings shown will be evaluated through
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four steps with different principles and theories.
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I said this is a picture of the last supper by
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Leonardo da Vinci and the artwork was produced between 1495 to 1498
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for the Dominican monastery in santa materia, My Maria delle Grazie in Milan.
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And then overall the artwork depicts in a scene for an audience that jesus
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announces one of the apostles will betray him and will take in the Eucharist.
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This is part to my presentation and I will
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be including the formal qualities of Da Vinci's artwork.
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The materials used in his artwork includes oils and temper temper a mix
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that was applied to drywall
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and the reason behind this was to create an oil painting look.
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In addition, Leonardo primed the wall with Gesso pitch in a Mastic base.
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He then applied a white led undercoat that will give the painting a brighter
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look and because the painting was on drywall and measured 4.6 times 8.8,
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also measuring 29 ft in length to 15 ft in height.
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The painting is representational due to the reality lifestyle painting that was
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that we as humans are able to make with our own eyes,
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such as seeing
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um their faces, the furniture such as the dinner table and so where were
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the painting itself is two D. However, Da Vinci includes three dimensional aspects
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Um such as the walls that makes the shades and that will make it look more three D.
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As we begin to wrap up part two,
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I will then discuss the elements of design and he used
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many different techniques of the five primary elements of design.
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What we can see is the line quality as well as organic shapes that assemble, living
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And more free form of art for the value.
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We can notice that the colors are more focused on the
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12 disciples and eventually uses colors such as sky blue,
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orange and pastel, orange.
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And I will go back to show you that
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mm hmm.
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So here we notice that all these different colors of
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the disciples are either blue or like this orange.
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It's not pastel but it's not bright.
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And then we noticed the back of the three windows
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are more brighter that focuses jesus in the center.
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So this takes the audience's eyes instead of the darkness of the background.
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The colors used are all primary secondary and tertiary colors.
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They're blue, red and yellow.
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But in order to make the shaded versions of these three,
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Da Vinci had to make two primary colors in order to make the orange
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and in order to make the black and browns.
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He had to make some secondary colors with primary colors
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To depict the picture to represent the 12 disciples and Jesus
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at the long dinner table he tells all that one of them will betray him
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and also he used the words very true, I tell you one of you is going to betray me.
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If we look carefully we can notice the different facial expressions
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that Leonardo includes when they hear and react to jesus,
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how far from the front view.
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We can also see the three windows in the background with the center window behind
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jesus and this focuses him at first glance
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and pinpoints the importance of the painting.
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So if we notice you can see this
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um facial expression of one of the disciples and how they relate to when jesus says
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that one of them will betray him and it also includes a picture of the window.
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And when I click on this you can notice the three windows here
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and all the different facial expressions shown.
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Alright, Let's go to part three.
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So this is part three analysis and here I
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will be discussing the principles of designs and how it
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is used as well as explaining which elements of
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designs are used to create the principles of designs.
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So what I noticed is the focal point is used to the last supper to draw the audience in
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That has the center of focus the colors the light and spacing.
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They're all in perspective to Jesus and we all have an
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emphasis where which is the area of importance as well.
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We can see the area of importance is Jesus at the center
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of the dinner table surrounded by the 12 of the disciples.
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And this draws our attention further from the subordination
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which is also referred to the background to me
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and the painting itself is asymmetrical balance.
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So here we notice that because jesus is in the middle,
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we have six on the left and then six on the right.
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Okay, so we noticed that and then on both sides,
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the shapes and patterns are symmetrical as well as the ceiling.
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I believe the color value and texture from elements or designs are used to create the
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principles of design and when I looked at the painting as I move my eyes,
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everything is symmetrical from shapes, the colors, patterns, two designs
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and although it is in the background,
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one aspect of the artwork that captured my eyes where the three open
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windows behind christ and the apostles because the background is so dark,
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we are still able to see the bright blue and the hills of the openness in the window.
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So we are going to move to part four.
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So part four is interpretation.
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And here we have now reached our part for
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the presentation and in this section will be discussed,
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our own interpretation of the painting.
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So as I said previously the meaning of this art was to
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depict a picture of Jesus and the 12 disciples slash apostles.
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The artist himself wanted to include specific
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details of how the 12 disciples reacted
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to Jesus as he states that one of them will soon betray him.
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The title fits well with the piece because it is
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coincidentally the last supper before one of them betrays him.
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The formal qualities and elements as well as principles of design are used
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to support the meaning because it represents a picture to the story itself
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without using shapes, colors, textures,
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materials as well as unity and visual balance.
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The painting would not replicate the story at all.
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And then here I even included a picture with all the different
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names.
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And then we can also see further picture of the colors that are used, such as yellow,
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blue, red,
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and even the backgrounds.
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OK, Part five, which is judgment.
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So here is the last part
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and here we'll be using Feldman's method of art criticism.
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Each small detail of the last supper is what makes the whole.
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So here we can see that a couple of things I
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can point out are the legs that support the table,
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so on each side
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we have this here, right here
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on these two and this is what makes it more symmetrical because on each side of jesus,
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they're both under him and the table
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the longer the table on the left and the other side of the right. It is even
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and split even in the middle.
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And then we can also notice
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the detailed artwork on the walls with
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symmetrical designs that replicate the other side
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as well as a viewer. I feel like the unity of the painting itself,
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even the painting creates unity which I can visually see and notice and tell myself
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Yes, this is Jesus in the middle, on each side of him are the six disciples.
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And then oh like look,
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there are three opening windows in the back with a beautiful
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background and that opens up behind him which is christ himself.
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It just creates an essence of beauty because we can look and see that
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everything is in symmetrical in proportion to jesus
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to the left. We have 1234
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box are four walls with different designs on it,
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the clearer images that shows us as well as the detailed
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um designs on top of the ceiling
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with contextual contextual theory, we must consider the artwork's value.
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We can evaluate the artwork by asking ourselves this to serve value to people
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well it interests people.
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And personally, prior before starting this,
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already knew that I wanted to pick the specific artwork
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and not because of the religious purposes,
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but because of the true actual art that
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Leonardo da Vinci incorporates when he creates this painting
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and because it is religious painting,
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it moves society in a way where we can all interpret the painting in our own ways.
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And this artwork is compatible with expressive theory
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because of its religious purpose as well.
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Um an individual may feel and have emotions that
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the artist was able to convey to the audience.
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And then, in conclusion,
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the last supper is significant to society
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because it includes religious holdings with appreciation,
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appreciation to the art behind it.
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This includes the details behind Leonardo
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da Vinci's works of symmetrical findings,
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as well as the colors.
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He used to create the smooth look of the last supper without using texture,
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color and more, the painting itself would not resemble clearly to the audience.