ASTROLOGY PHILIPPINES

By Gabriel Comia, Jr. Last Supper  More often, one may notice the printed painting of the Last Supper hanging on dining walls of many Filipino homes - a customary tradition for the predominantly Roman Catholic country which was ruled by Spain for more than 300 years since 1521. Aside from the painting, some are sculptured wood did by artisans or hammered stainless and aluminum metal artistically embossed crafts. Most people who are patrons of this religious art do not have an idea that the artist of this masterpiece was Leonardo Da Vinci, an Italian master of the art, painter, inventor, mathematician, alchemist, and follower of ancient philosophy. The mural painting housed by the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria Delle Grazie in Milan, Italy covers the end wall of the dining hall which measures 4.6m x 8.8m using egg tempera which was a popular painting medium during that time before the development of the oil painting. The painting represents the scene of ...