Both Leonardo di Vinci and Edvard Munch use directional line in a similar way. In comparison, both paintings use directional line to draw the viewer deeper into the painting. In The Last Supper, the directional lines along the roof draw the viewers into the room created on the wall of the monastery. In The Scream, the directional lines give the viewer a sense of background in the canvas. In both …show more content…
Relative size is when a person perceives an object to be further away when it appears smaller. Munch creates the two people, standing on the walk way, shorter and thinner to help create the relative size illusion. Because Munch paints the two images shorter and thinner in stature, the observer believes that they are placed further down the walkway; thus, Munch is able to create a three-dimensional illusion.
Both Leonardo di Vinci and Edvard Munch painting have unity. However, the way the paintings show unity is different. The Last Supper shows a dynamic unity, where the painting tells part of a story. One can see that Christ’s disciples are reacting to the news of one of Jesus’s announcements as the Passover. Di Vinci uses a range of clothing and hairstyles to help the story flow. Bodies are painted so that they are stretched, twisted, elongated, and overlapped giving the observer a sense of movement to the