Who painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper?

Who painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper?

• A. Michelangelo
• B. Leonardo da Vinci
• C. Raphael
• D. Donatello

Answer: (B)

The move here is about identifying who created two famous Renaissance works. Leonardo da Vinci is the artist behind both Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Mona Lisa, painted in the early 1500s, is renowned for its lifelike subtle shading and the sitter’s enigmatic smile, a hallmark of Leonardo’s sfumato technique. The Last Supper, painted a bit later in Milan, captures the moment Jesus reveals that one disciple will betray him and showcases Leonardo’s mastery of composition, perspective, and human emotion on a wall fresco-like surface. Michelangelo, Raphael, and Donatello are all towering figures of the era, but they did not paint these two works—Michelangelo is famed for sculpture and the Sistine Chapel ceiling, Raphael for scenes like the School of Athens, and Donatello for his sculpture.

The move here is about identifying who created two famous Renaissance works. Leonardo da Vinci is the artist behind both Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Mona Lisa, painted in the early 1500s, is renowned for its lifelike subtle shading and the sitter’s enigmatic smile, a hallmark of Leonardo’s sfumato technique. The Last Supper, painted a bit later in Milan, captures the moment Jesus reveals that one disciple will betray him and showcases Leonardo’s mastery of composition, perspective, and human emotion on a wall fresco-like surface.

Michelangelo, Raphael, and Donatello are all towering figures of the era, but they did not paint these two works—Michelangelo is famed for sculpture and the Sistine Chapel ceiling, Raphael for scenes like the School of Athens, and Donatello for his sculpture.