#religious painting

2 articles tagged with "religious painting"

El Greco: Elongated Figures, Spiritual Intensity, and Toledo
Artist Spotlights
·8 min read

El Greco: Elongated Figures, Spiritual Intensity, and Toledo

El Greco moved from Crete to Venice to Toledo and invented a style unlike anything else in Western art. Discover the Greek-born master who became Spain's most visionary painter.

The Last Supper: Leonardo's Composition and 500 Years of Interpretation
Famous Artworks
·7 min read

The Last Supper: Leonardo's Composition and 500 Years of Interpretation

Leonardo's Last Supper is a technical tour de force and a masterpiece of narrative painting. Explore how it was made, why it began deteriorating almost immediately, what the twelve apostles' gestures mean, and how the painting has been interpreted and misread over five centuries.