Cenacolo di Sant'Apollonia

During my visit to the Convent of Saint Apollonia, I thought to myself, how much it reminded me of the plethora of other art exhibits and museums that I have visited during my time in Florence.  The Convent of Saint'Apollonia seemed extremely similar to the art exhibit which encompasses the original refectory in the Cathedral of Santa Croce; additionally, part of the exhibit in the convent was originally a refectory. It was extremely interesting to see the different ways that artists have portrayed the story of the Last Supper, as it must reveal each artist's personal and individual thoughts as well as perceptions. After viewing countless works of art, I found one work in particular; which, seemed like a relatively “small-scale” work when the grandeur of the place was put into perspective. The work which I found to be the most interesting, and in the grand scheme of things, the most famous which were housed in the Cenacolo di Sant'Apollonia was Andrea del Castagno's painting which depicted The Last Supper. After researching more information pertaining to the work, I found that Castagno's depiction differs in various other significant ways from other artists' depictions of The Last Supper. In the one housed in the Cenacolo di Sant'Apollonia, Judas is portrayed as a particularly dark figure, who represents his betrayal of Jesus similar to Judas' betrayal is portrayed in the Bible itself. The work of art seemed to embody the most accurate depiction of the story of the Last Supper as it was written in the actual Biblical Scripture.