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Leonardo communicates the divine nature of Christ without resorting to the gold halo - a symbol left over from the Middle Ages and the period before this, the Early Renaissance. One of Leonardo's greatest achievements in this period that begins with him, the High Renaissance, is to communicate the divine nature of his figures while still making them very real and physical. Leonardo does this in a number of ways - one of which is to use the window behind Christ to frame him with light - so our eye almost reads this as a halo. Leonardo was the first Italian Renaissance artist to eliminate halos.
Channels: ConservationEuropean ArtPaintingRenaissance Art
Artists: Leonardo da Vinci
A conversation about Leonardo's famous fresco in the monastery of Santa Maria della Grazie in Milan. We discuss the characteristics of the High Renaissance style, the terrible condition of the painting, how Leonardo's version of this subject is so unique, and what makes this such an important painting in European art history.
Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker
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