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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.