Monday, 18 May 2009

Judas?

Although this is not the famous "The last supper" by Leonardo daVinci, it's some other piece by another artist, although I was unable to found the artist's name. All the peoplein the picture look bored, although it may just be sadness, because Jesus is informing them that he will soon die. However, Jesus is standing taller than them all, and his face doesn't show sadness at all. His height symbolizes higher power than all of them, however there is a man who draws more attention than Jesus himself, since he is right at the middle of the table, and is not looking anywhere but at the floor. Meanwhile jesus is pointing at this strange man with his hand, and although at first sight everyone's sight is apparently directed at Jesus, if you stare closer enough, the sights are actually pointed at this strange man. Jesus is the only one looking towards the viewer, making him seem as if he is the only one who knows that he is being watched. He knows what is happening, and this symbolizes that at that time he was also the only one who knew what was really happening and what would happen. All the other men appear to be staring with suspicion at the strange man, who can be Judas perhaps, and therefore, they were all suspecting of him, but only Jesus knows that he was the one that would betray him.

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