Counter-Reform and Mannerism
Respond to the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:
Explain whether you prefer the representation of the Last Supper by Tintoretto, Veronese, or Leonardo da Vinci, identifying specific elements of the Mannerist and Renaissance artistic styles. Discuss whether you would have sided with Veronese or with Inquisition court, considering the issues of artistic freedom, right of the patron, and appropriate subject matter. Provide a rationale for your response. Describe a real modern situation where similar issues arise, like a controversial film, a professor with controversial views, a business owner expressing a religious opinion in public, a business owner who has an employee who is "just different", etc.
Explore:
Counter-Reform and Mannerism
Chapter-Mannerist art
Tintoretto's Last Supper
Tintoretto's Last Supper, video
Chapter-Leonardo's Last Supper
Restoration of the Last Supper of Leonardo da Vinci
Chapter-"Last Supper" painting and Inquisition trial of the artist Veronese
Paolo Veronese Before the Inquisition in Venice.