The True Mystery Revealed
If you had to compare da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” to other artists’ works showing the same scene, the lack of halos in da Vinci’s version becomes very obvious. According to Taddei, this was a deliberate omission. Da Vinci wished to show the Christians as “common people”. This is meant to be a grounded scene, with no mystical elements. The disciples and even Jesus himself were then ordinary, relatable people, according to da Vinci. Quite a powerful statement, wouldn’t you say?
The True Mystery Revealed
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