LAST SUPPER Painting isn't that a.....

I looked up some things on Leonardo Da Vinci.
"The Last Supper" painting simply isn't a subtle way of Catholics putting a little twist on things. Leonardo Da Vinci painted Biblical themes because he was paid to do so and they were usual themes of painters of his day.
But the term "Renaissance Man" truly describes him. He had an ever-changing view of the world, which among other strains of thought included materialism and paganism.

He died a committed Catholic at the age of 75. But that really happened only the last few months of his life, as he knew he was ill. "The Last Supper" had been painted long before.

Karen

 

Of course the painting of the Last Supper is historically inaccurate.Da Vivnci was a European and thought like a European.H followed the customs of a European. All of which is reflected in the painting.Da Vinci's painting may have been a sincere tribute but there was not one middle eastern person in the painting.The Jews were from the middle east.

Brown makes many historical errors. One example would have been the very close vote the church fathers had after debate which Constantine called them together for. Oh the vote was 316 to 2 ,pretty narrow in Browns' view.Brown is either a terrible historian who is a good writer or a good writer who is just a liar.
Brown also references "80" gnostic gospels when there were actually between 15 and 25 maximum.These were all written at least 175 years after the resurrection of Jesus Christ, so none is a primary document.These"gnostic gospels" were not included in the canon for good reason.

While it is good to use the Bible a rebuttle to Brown, a little church history would also be useful.Last week I entered a post "Debunking the Da Vinci Code" with a couple of site you can go to and get lots of information.

 

Please see the Mission America Coalition Website for information regarding what Lee Stroble and other Evangelical Apologist have to say on this issue:

Mission America Coalition vs. Di Vinci Code Link

 

great link!

 

Lee Strobel's suggested method for using interest in the Di Vinci Code as an evangelistic tool:

pastors.com link

 

In the painting, I think Christ himself looks very feminine. One of the other disciples looks girly too, as someone has already pointed out. That was the Floretine style in that era - to paint young men in a feminine way.