Artsy fartsy

Previously to this week, I had an elementary school opinion on art, I learned one point perspective, and how to use a straight edge, and yada yada yada, but I had never really been exposed to very much art. Now after seeing the art of the Renaissance era, I definitely have a greater opinion for the profession. People might say art is an easy job but there's no way you can tell me Michelangelo had an easy time painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? That was just insane! The paintings were absolutely beautiful and he did while laying on his back! Talk about arm cramps! Some other works that I thought were absolutely amazing were Da Vinci's "Last Supper" and Michelangelo's "David". Da Vinci's depiction of the Last Supper is one of the most famous paintings of all time and as a Christian it is important for multiple reasons to me. As Dr. Tucker pointed out, it isn't realistically arranged to as they would've been seated but the thought and theme of the pointing is very powerful; there is a traitor amongst them. All of us, of course know that it is Judas from reading the bible, but Jesus' disciples do not know. Da Vinci really hit this one out of the ball park, its a shame that the painting is always flaking and losing quality. The sculpture of David, I have to say is much better than the other one we saw on Wednesday that had depicted him as a girly Florentine boy. I'm sure King David would've appreciated Michelangelo's masculine, classical version much better!