The first image is an example of postmodern art. The installation The Dinner Party was created in 1979 by Judy Chicago. The second image is a piece of Renaissance art entitled The Last Supper and created by Leonardo da Vinci in the 1490s.
The former alludes to the latter work as The Dinner Party is a feminist’s response to one of the most famous artworks. The postmodern piece questions the norms and conventions of the patriarchal society depicted in da Vinci’s painting. Judy Chicago creates an alternative for women who also contribute to the development of the human civilization although remain unnoticed even in the 20th and 21st centuries.
The ideas behind the works of art under consideration are rather different, but they have are characterized by similarities. For instance, Da Vinci and Chicago used numerous symbols to convey their ideas. Geometrical precision and symbolism are characteristic features of these works. Both artists paid considerable attention to numerical symbolism. Da Vinci grouped apostles to form four distinct companies of three people as this number is central to Christian beliefs.
Chicago places 13 women at each side of her triangle table. Interestingly, this number is associated with the underworld. However, overall, thirteen people are on da Vinci’s painting as well. The meanings engraved in the two works circulate around one major idea related to the development of the human society. Da Vinci revealed men who shaped the world by propagating Christianity, while Chicago depicted women who also contributed to the evolvement of humanity in different ways.