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 One of the more prominent works that arose during the Renaissance Era was that of the world renowned painting known as the The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci. This da Vinci masterpiece reflected Da "Vinci's humanistic tendancy to transform his ideas regarding human nature and the physical world into a portrayal of a religious scene" (Study). The Last Supper  painting reflects a powerful image which shares the story of Jesus sharing his last meal with his disciples, one of whom he believes will betray him. For this piece of art, Da Vinci "uses one point perspective, which involves all the lines in the painting converging into one place, known as the vanishing point" (Galileo Educational Network). This was important in trying to emphasize the significance of the central figure in the painting, which happens to be Jesus (Galileo Educational Network). The texture of The Last Supper is "essentially soft" by virtue of the paint and material that was be...

 One piece of the art that got my attention many years ago when exploring Art History in an educational PC game was that of Vincent Van Gogh's "Bandaged Ear". When I first saw this piece of art, it made me wonder about what type of individual artist Vincent Van Gogh was. This self-portrait of him with a bandaged ear made me believe that he was either an insane individual who needed help, or that he was a violent person to himself and others. It made think about the time in which he was living in. This self-portrait is quite revealing in the sense that it appears to use light colors in order to highlight the intensity of the portrait, 2-dimensional shapes , and multiple lines  in order to make the individual in the portrait stand out, regardless of what may appear in the background. The portrait also tends to reflect a sad mood of the individual. Lastly, I don't have a piece of this fine artwork, but I would like see it any art gallery/museum that I plan to visit in t...