Leonardo di vinci

[Starflashbaby]

Leonardo de vinci: 
This is or is not a fact but its an interesting story eather way..
This story that I'm about to tell you, was passed down from my Teacher in 6th grade to my class (when we were able to talk reliogion in school). I can't find proof that it's a true story, so we will leave it as a story for the mind.
Leonardo de vinci was commissioned by a person named Ludovico il Moro to paint "the last supper". Some how someway ludovico suposedly did not like the end resault of the last supper painting and had Leonardo de vinci repaint the "the last supper". Leo repainted the painting and supposedly had Ludovico il Moro's faceial features on Judas's Face. (The crooked nose and sunken eyes adding a beard.)

So what do you all think?
is it beliveable
Or unbeliveable?

I was just remembing what my teacher had said about it and thought i would share it with you all. I did however look up both the last supper Judas and Ludovico il Moro and he did have some resemblence by quincedence maybe?

[kaoskat]

Interesting.

[Starflashbaby]

kaoskat
Yeah; i don't know if its true or not, but I thought i would share it.

[lovesbabysquirmy]

It was very common for artists to paint their patrons into artwork... for good OR for bad...    Hence why art history is fun, it has all sorts of little details on WHY the art exists and why it looks the way it does. 

[kamakazee82]

it's one of those things that i don't think can EVER be proven or totally discredited either, but yeah, happened al the time, Michelangelo is reknowned for it and admitting to it at the time i think the most infamous is in his "The Last Judgement" his biggest detractor Biagio da Cesena is depicted as Minos with donkey ears (foolishness) and the snake coiled around him to 'hide his nakedness' lol

my story of the face of Judas is similar, but different, is that Leonardo used the face of the Prior who complained that "he is taking far too long" directly to his face, so Leonardo wrote to the head of the monastery saying he was having trouble finding a face 'villainous enough' for Judas and that he was going to use the Prior's lol

[Eviecorn]

It's a funny story, true or not. 

[Starflashbaby]

 lovesbabysquirmy: Thats cool to know, I had no idea that artists did that back then.

Eviecorn: You like your virsion of the story also.

kamakazee82: Thank you I'm glad i shared it.

[melodys_angel]

It was very common for artists to paint their patrons into artwork... for good OR for bad...    Hence why art history is fun, it has all sorts of little details on WHY the art exists and why it looks the way it does. 

This

I don't know if its true or not but it makes for an interesting talk!

[Loa]

You should see the paintings where he does the fingers!

[Starflashbaby]

Hi Loa um i'm sorry I don't understand.. could you let me know.
thanks

Melodys_angel: it does..

[ashes]

It wouldn't surprise me if it was true.  Afterall, Michelangelo painted the priest who oversaw the commission of the Sistine Chapel as one of the people trapped in hell, with his genitals choking him (Michelangelo obviously didn't like him!)

Moral - don't piss off artists, lol!

[Starflashbaby]

LOL yeah...

It wouldn't surprise me if it was true.  Afterall, Michelangelo painted the priest who oversaw the commission of the Sistine Chapel as one of the people trapped in hell, with his genitals choking him (Michelangelo obviously didn't like him!)

Moral - don't piss off artists, lol!