Modern Classics: Andy Warhol and the Renaissance Masters
Date of Award
2010
Document Type
Masters Research Paper
Degree Name
M.A.
Organizational Unit
School of Art and Art History, College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences
First Advisor
M. E. Warlick
Keywords
Andy Warhol 1928-1987, Criticism and interpretation, Last Supper in art, Exhibitions, Art and religion, Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519, Last Supper, Influence
Abstract
"This paper explores Warhol’s final and largest series entitled the Last Supper series in which the artist appropriated the work of Leonardo da Vinci’s original fifteenth century painting, replicating the image through repetition, radical cropping, and washes of neon color. While many scholars conclude this group of works is inspired by Warhol’s religious beliefs, others interpret these paintings as typical Warhol appropriation without religious association, but consistent with the artist’s interest in the cultural commodity of famous images"
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.
Recommended Citation
McBratney, Shannon, "Modern Classics: Andy Warhol and the Renaissance Masters" (2010). Art and Art History: Master's Research Papers. 295.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/art_mrp/295