The painting shows the last meal shared by Jesus with his disciples, before his capture and death. Leonardo chose to paint the moment when Jesus has said "one of you will betray me". Leonardo tells the story of the surprise and upset that this caused to the twelve followers of Jesus. He tells the story through the actions and faces of the people in the painting. Some of them are talking, some of them have stood up, some are raising their hands in horror.
Leonardo tried to improve on an older technique of Tempera painting by painting on dry plaster rather than the traditional wet plaster. This would allow the painter to not wait as long before adding another layer of paint waiting for the plaster to dry. This in turn allowed for the capturing of the intensity of emotion in the mind of the painter more efficiently rather than him becoming frustrated in waiting for paint to dry.
Ancient Egyptians used tempera painting of sercoficus’.
This is a modern artists rendition of the last supper from Lionsgate.
You may be interested to discover that "Dodgy" Dolph Lundgren (who betrayed the team in the original Expendables) is sitting in Judas' seat, and on the right of Mr. Stallone, sitting in John the Apostle's hotspot, you'll discover a lady by the name of Maggie. But why would a newcomer be flanking his Slyness? Surely Ying Yang (Jet Li) would be a better fit? Well, the gag is that after an extraordinary conspiracy theory that the figure of John the Apostle might be a woman so it's probably most appropriate to have the only female member of the cast take that spot.
Leonardo tried to improve on an older technique of Tempera painting by painting on dry plaster rather than the traditional wet plaster. This would allow the painter to not wait as long before adding another layer of paint waiting for the plaster to dry. This in turn allowed for the capturing of the intensity of emotion in the mind of the painter more efficiently rather than him becoming frustrated in waiting for paint to dry.
This is a modern artists rendition of the last supper from Lionsgate.
You may be interested to discover that "Dodgy" Dolph Lundgren (who betrayed the team in the original Expendables) is sitting in Judas' seat, and on the right of Mr. Stallone, sitting in John the Apostle's hotspot, you'll discover a lady by the name of Maggie. But why would a newcomer be flanking his Slyness? Surely Ying Yang (Jet Li) would be a better fit? Well, the gag is that after an extraordinary conspiracy theory that the figure of John the Apostle might be a woman so it's probably most appropriate to have the only female member of the cast take that spot.
Ben Shahn
•Was a Lithuanian-born American artist. He is best known for his works of social realism 
•Shahn's primary medium was egg tempera, popular among social realists.
•1939
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