Leonardo da Vinci and the “Meatloaf Supper”

Description

Mixed Media Collage – Imprinted on CANVAS – 34″ X 20″

Limited run of QTY 10 | UV Coated

Comes with an experience meatloaf project, authentication, and  accompanying story.

THE STORY

In a little-known draft of da Vinci’s “The Last Supper,” the table was not adorned with bread and wine, but with ample loaves of meatloaf, a feast for the eyes as much as for the belly. The apostles, depicted with hearty meatloaves before them, were each captured in a moment of gastronomic ecstasy, a far cry from the somber tones of the final painting. Legend has it that da Vinci, ever the innovator, wanted to capture the fullness of the occasion with a culinary twist. However, patrons of the arts were less than pleased. They argued that the meatloaf’s robust presence overshadowed the scene’s spiritual gravity. Whispered debates filled the halls of Milan; the meatloaf, they said, was too avant-garde, too radical for the Renaissance palate. Under the weight of ecclesiastical pressure, da Vinci begrudgingly lifted his brush once more. With a heavy heart, he painted over the meatloaf, replacing it with the traditional fare. Yet, those who had seen the original spoke of it in hushed tones, of how Judas was not only betraying Christ but was also shamelessly eyeing Peter’s larger slice of meatloaf. And so, the “Meatloaf Supper” lived on in infamy, a delicious “what if” in the annals of art history.