The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most iconic paintings ever created.
There is no debating that.
In this single work, da Vinci combined all of his masterful technique and skill.
There is so much to unpack here so today we are going to explain the genius of the classic fresco and whether it really depicts Mary Magdalene, as Dan Brown wrote in the Da Vinci Code.
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Examining The Last Supper, you see a plot straight out of the Gospel: the last meal of Christ and his closest disciples.
This was the moment when Christ said: "One of you will betray me" before falling silent.
This leaves the apostles with one question: who is the traitor?
Other artists chose this subject before, but Leonardo da Vinci depicted it in a new way.
He focused not on the words of Christ, but the silence after them, heightening the drama.
