The Last Supper....100 years later

Last Supper, Tintoretto, 1594, Oil on Canvas

Jacopo Robusti, better known as Tintoretto painted his version of the Last Supper in his very own style which foresees the pictorial devices of Mannerism. He is a Venetian painter and he claimed to be a student of Titian, we see in his Last supper the combination of Titian explosive colors and Michelangelo's unprecedented drawing. In this painting, Tintoretto shows his knowledge of spiritual depth,  emotional power, Venetian color schemes, and the power of light. Although his subject matter is the same of Leonardo's they are very different in how they express this subject matter. This is very much of the Mannerism Art by the imbalanced composition and visual complexity. Tintoretto's perspective shows the vanishing point far beyond the right side which shows the event of Christ at the table, after(?) he has said "One of you will betray me." Tintoretto also shows daily activities happening around the table which adds to the chaos. We almost find ourselves squinting to see what exactly is going on amongst everything. We can tell where Jesus is because of his bright halo, but if it was a subtle halo like that depicted by Tintoretto's predecessors we might not have recognized him. Jesus still seems to be the center of the painting, but the asymmetrical balance of this painting makes it very complex to read, which in nature is what the Mannerists are about. This is almost a direct contrast to that of Leonardo's spatial equality and balanced composition.