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The Last Supper (Italian: Il Cenacolo [il tʃeˈnaːkolo] or L'Ultima Cena [ˈlultima ˈtʃeːna]) is a mural painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1495–1498, housed in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy.
[15] Author Henry James later wrote, "[The Last Supper is] the saddest work of art in the world." [15] The Last Supper was almost completely lost on August 16, 1943, at the height of World War II in Italy, [16] when a Royal Air Force bomb struck Santa Maria delle Grazie, destroying the roof of the refectory and demolishing other nearby spaces. [16]
The Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) was the founding figure of the High Renaissance, and exhibited enormous influence on subsequent artists.Only around eight major works—The Adoration of the Magi, Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, the Louvre Virgin of the Rocks, The Last Supper, the ceiling of the Sala delle Asse, The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist ...
Leonardo da Vinci's the "Last Supper" is visited by over 460,000 tourists each year, making it one of the top 10 most visited attractions in all of Italy. ... Located in the former Dominican ...
Art historians pointed out that the scene is not a parody of “The Last Supper” but rather inspired by “The Feast of the Gods,” a 17th century painting of the Greek Olympian gods, by Jan ...
The Gothic nave Interior view Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper, as it appears on the refectory wall Crucifixion by Giovanni Donato da Montorfano, 1495, opposite Leonardo's Last Supper Duke of Milan Francesco I Sforza ordered the construction of a Dominican convent and church at the site of a prior chapel dedicated to the Marian devotion of St ...
The Paris 2024 organisers have apologised to Catholics and other Christian groups angered after a parody of Leonardo Da Vinci's famous The Last Supper painting during the Olympics opening ceremony ...
The Last Supper is the final meal that, in the Gospel accounts, Jesus shared with his apostles in Jerusalem before his crucifixion. [2] The Last Supper is commemorated by Christians especially on Holy Thursday. [3] The Last Supper provides the scriptural basis for the Eucharist, also known as "Holy Communion" or "The Lord's Supper". [4]