MWW Artwork of the Day (4/12/22)Emil Nolde (German, 1867–1956)The Last Supper (1909)Oil on can
MWW Artwork of the Day (4/12/22)Emil Nolde (German, 1867–1956)The Last Supper (1909)Oil on canvas, 86 x 107 cm.Statens Museum for Kunst, CopenhagenEmil Nolde was born in the countryside of Germany where Protestantism prospered and the Nolde Family attended church every Sunday. “The Last Supper” is a prime example of the artist’s prodigious artistic ability to transform emotion into color. The composition of this painting is completely awkward as all thirteen of Jesus’ apostles huddle around the smushed red-haired messiah as he cups a chalice of wine. Yet this painting was popular and quickly seen as a masterpiece by Nolde, even at the time. Not too shabby, for a fascist Hitler sympathizer. Nolde was quoted to say about his religious paintings, “I followed an irresistible desire for a representation of the deepest spirituality, religion and fervor, without much knowledge of deliberation.”Nolde is one of the featured artists in this MWW gallery/album:https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2207563622682328&type=3 -- source link
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