This study proposes a formal analysis of Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper based on principles of visual organization and perceptual configuration. Moving beyond iconographic and historical interpretations, the paper investigates how latent structural patterns guide the viewer’s perception and contribute to the coherence of the composition. Drawing on Gestalt theory and visual cognition, the analysis identifies underlying organizational schemas that articulate spatial relationships, group dynamics, and focal hierarchies within the painting. The results suggest that Leonardo’s compositional strategy operates through a subtle orchestration of perceptual cues that remain largely implicit yet structurally decisive. This approach offers a new interpretative framework for understanding Renaissance pictorial construction and highlights the role of perceptual organization in the generation of meaning in visual art.
Marta Teruel-Rodríguez (Wed,) studied this question.