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Compare two works from Leonardo, The Last Supper, and Pontormo, Entombment.

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The Last Supper and Entombment are researched and contrasted.

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As you compare the two masterpieces, you might note how "The Last Supper" is one of the most cherished paintings of the High Renaissance era. You might further comment on its style. For example, it shows "dramatic narrative and subtle pictorial illusionism" (http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/leon/hd_leon.htm) since Leonardo "chose to capture the moment just after Christ tells his apostles that one of them will betray him" (http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/leon/hd_leon.htm). ...

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