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  • Essay / Leonardo da Vinci: The five major themes of...

    He intended to make his way of thinking known to the whole world. He knew that if you were a deep thinker and learner like him, you would see and understand the way he saw and understood. He knew that it would be a great asset to the Renaissance period and would leave an imprint on the world. I could tell that in the painting of The Last Supper, he wanted you to be deep in thought and wondering what Jesus might have been talking about with his disciples. There have been rumors about what he was saying, but the truth is no one really knows. It makes you think because you wonder what he said, what they responded, what his reaction was when they responded, and what the end result was. With the Mona Lisa, it leaves you in deep thought because you want to know what could she possibly be smiling about or did he even intend to have that smirk on his face. He wants you to wonder what was the point of adding that slight smirk to his face, or could you just see a smirk that was actually a frown. The memories and emotions of the artwork were based on religion and his thoughts on how a woman should be portrayed. The Mona Lisa looks innocent, natural and pure. This shows realism in the portrait, due to the way she is positioned in the painting. I believe Leonardo da Vinci created this work to compare the Mona Lisa to a mother figure or her mother in particular. In conclusion, the Last Supper with Jesus and his disciples focused on what was happening at that time. I think he based it on the Bible, but he translated it into his own thoughts to show that it is possible to read something and understand it on a different level than he had before.