BvS: Dawn of Justice Visual Masterpiece

Snyder is never copying one painting but honoring a tradition. There isn’t just one painting of Christ descending from the cross that Snyder “copies” no, artists have recreated the poses and references previous artists as part of a tradition that has endured for centuries. Just like Da Vinci’s iconic last supper painting is just a remake of another last supper painting. Snyder is not merely copying, he is paying homage to the masters who preceded him, the shoulders whose shoulders he stands upon. And he does not do this because they are famous paintings, he is drawing a connection based on context to the Renaissance period, it’s not simply a “Hey look it’s like that one painting!” But part of a grander narrative he has woven through imagery.

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