Comparing The Parthenon And Da Vinci's The Last Supper

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Similar to da Vinci’s The Last Supper the composition of the Dali’s The Sacrement of the Last Supper is very symmetrical, with Jesus placed at the very centre of the image. The edge of the grand table in front of Jesus corresponds to the Golden Ratio in comparison to the the space located above. Addditionally, none of the 12 disciples are located within the centre coloumn of the Golden Rectangle, further reinforcing the imagery of Jesus as the divine leader. Located soley in the centre row of the Golden Rectangle, notice the overlay of a mountainscape and a body of water behind Jesus. Moreover, the overlay of a male torso above Jesus is symmetrically located within the top row and middle column, with the arms spread into either side of the …show more content…

Recall the ancient Greeks and the sculptor Phidias, who created the row of sculptures that sit above the columns of the Parthenon. The Parthenon, built in 447 to 438 BC, is in Athens, Greece. The Greeks used the Golden Ratio, which they called the Golden Section, as the basis for the design of the Parthenon as it created a balance in the design. Notice the proportions of the Parthenon on the first image to the left, outlined in green, which show that the height of the columns is proportional to the height of the section between the roof and the columns, and that both are proportional to the height to the roof from the tip to the base. The second image on the left is a layout of the floorplan of the Parthenon and it is evident, in red, that the exterior dimensions of the structure form a Golden Ratio. There are also various other uses of the Golden Section in the floorplan, such as the location of the alter in the smaller green Golden Rectangle or the proportions of the 2 large rooms shown in blue. Perhaps the extensive use of the Golden Section in the Parthenon is due to the sacredness associated with the Golden Section in Greek history and the fact that the Parthenon was built in honour of a

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