The painting of the last supper

[Ingeherget]

A friend sent me this. It kinda gave me the chills. See for yourself.

>>The Painting of the Last Supper
>>
>>The story behind painting of the Last Supper is extremely
>>interesting and instructive. Two incidents connected with this
>>painting afford a most convincing lesson on the effects of
>>thought in the life of a boy or girl, or of a man or woman.
>>
>>The Last Supper was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci, a noted
>>Italian artist. The time engaged for its completion was seven
>>years. The figures representing the twelve apostles and Christ
>>himself were painted from living persons. The live model for the
>>painting of the figure of Jesus was chosen first.
>>
>>When it was decided that Da Vinci would paint this great picture,
>>hundreds and hundreds of young men were carefully viewed in an
>>endeavor to find a face and personality unaffected by sin. Finally,
>>after weeks of laborious searching a young man, nineteen years of age,
>>was selected as the model for the portrayal of Christ.
>>
>>For six months Da Vinci worked on the production of this leading
>>character of the famous painting.
>>
>>During the next six years Da Vinci continued his labors on his
>>sublime work of art. One by one, fitting persons were chosen to
>>represent each of the eleven apostles, space being left for the
>>painting of the figure representing Judas Iscariot as the final
>>task of this masterpiece. This was the apostle, you remember,
>>who betrayed his Lord for thirty pieces of silver worth $16.95,
>>in our present day currency.
>>
>>For weeks Da Vinci searched for a man with hard callous face,
>>with a countenance marked by scars of avarice, deceit, who would
>>betray his best friend. After many discouraging experiences in
>>searching for the type of person required to represent Judas,
>>word came to Da Vinci that a man whose appearance fully met the
>>requirements had been found. He was in a dungeon in Rome,
>>sentenced to die for a life of crime and murder.
>>
>>Da Vinci made the trip to Rome at once, and this man was brought
>>out from his imprisonment in the dungeon and led out into the
>>light of the sun.
>>
>>There Da Vinci saw before him a dark, swarthy man, his long,
>>shaggy and unkempt hair sprawled over his face. A face which
>>portrayed a character of viciousness and complete ruin. At last
>>the painter had found the person he wanted to represent the
>>character of Judas in his painting.
>>
>>By special permission from the king, this prisoner was carried to
>>Milan where the fresco was being painted.
>>
>>For six months the prisoner sat before Da Vinci, at appointed
>>hours each day, as the gifted artist diligently continued his
>>task of transmitting to his painting this base character in the
>>picture representing the traitor and betrayer of the Savior.
>>As he finished his last stroke and turned to the guards saying,
>>"I have finished, you may take the prisoner away", the man
>>suddenly broke loose from their control and rushed up to Da Vinci,
>>crying as he did so: "Oh, Da Vinci, look at me! Do you not know who I am?"
>>
>>Da Vinci, with the trained eyes of a great character student,
>>carefully scrutinized the man upon whose face he had constantly
>>gazed for six months and replied; "No, I have never seen you in
>>my life until you were brought before me out of the dungeon in
>>Rome."
>>
>>Then lifting his eyes toward heaven, the prisoner said, "O God,
>>have I fallen so low?" Then turning his face to the painter he
>>cried, "Leonardo Da Vinci, look at me again, for I am the same
>>man you painted just seven years ago as the figure of Christ!"
>>
>>This is the true story of the painting of the Last Supper that
>>teaches so strongly the lesson of the effects of right and wrong
>>thinking of an individual.
>>
>>He was a young man whose character was so pure and unspoiled
>>by the sins of the world, that he represented a countenance
>>and innocence and beauty fit to be used for the painting of a
>>representation of Christ. But during the seven years, following
>>a life of sin an crime, he was changed into a perfect picture
>>of the most notorious character ever known in the history of the
>>world.
>>
>>~~~~~~~~~~
Inge

*Miracles happen to those who believe in them*

[Kestral]

Wow...too cool if true.

Kestral

Ingeherget wrote in message

[Tim Haines]

Any evidence to suggest that this might actually *be* true? Or should you
be posting to alt.folklore.urban-legends?

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