The Last Supper

   da Vinci's Last Supper is one of the most famous paintings of all time because of its history and quality.  For as long as I can remember, a replica of the Last Supper has been displayed on the wall in the dinning room of my house.  I always knew that it was the 12 apostles that are in this painting having the last supper with Jesus, the story behind it, and that it was painted by Leonardo da Vinci.  Considering that the original painting is on a wall of the dinning hall in the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, we had the chance to visit it today, the day of our last supper as a group. 

Before going into this dinning hall, I was amazed, but not that surprised of how protective they are of this painting.  There is only a certain amount of people allowed in at once, where you must wait in a closed chambered room until it is okay to go in.  When I first entered, it was to my surprise that it was a mural on the wall, and not a canvas painting that I expected.   
    Leonardo spent three years painting the The Last Super.  For this period of time, daVinci searched the streets of Milan for models of Christ and Judas.   Although it was common to paint directly onto the walls of building, Leonardo was not trained in the 'fresco' technique, that was typically used by artists during this time.   Instead, daVinci used a dry paint called tempera forte technique, which was a special type of paint that allowed the artist to correct or change on any part of the painting.  Hundreds of years later it is amazing to see that it is viewable, never mind the excellent condition it was restored to.
  In this industry whether design, promotion, buying, public relation etc, it is important to have your own technique in order to be unique.  For me, my passion to be in the fashion industry focuses on the visual segment of fashion promotion, which requires a technique  of knowing how to catch the attention of a shopper and make any merchandise appeal to all.  Clearly daVinci knows how to catch an audiences attention though his art, and for everything that I have learned and grown from on this trip, I know that like daVinci, I will create a beautiful portrait of my life, from being a part of this Milan experience.   
BBC. Science and Nature. "The Last Supper"
     http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/leonardo/gallery/lastsupper.shtml