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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.
The Last Supper has been a popular subject in Christian art. [1] Such depictions date back to early Christianity and can be seen in the Catacombs of Rome. Byzantine artists frequently focused on the Apostles receiving Communion, rather than the reclining figures having a meal. By the Renaissance, the Last Supper was a favorite topic in Italian ...
The highly detailed marble walls hearken back to Roman "First Style" wall paintings, and the pillars and griffon statues recall Classical sculpture and trompe-l'œil painting. The halos are depicted in perspective. The Last Supper was a major work by Andrea del Castagno and his studio. The quality of figures and details is uneven; the right ...
The Last Supper. Painting by Philippe de Champaigne (1602-1674) in the Louvre Museum, Paris. Credit - Leemage/Corbis—Getty Images. I t’s the first Friday the 13th of 2024, undoubtedly seen as ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Help. Pages in category "Paintings of the Last Supper" The following 31 pages are in this ...
Why was "The Last Supper" referenced at the Opening Ceremony? Long story short: the painting isn't actually the correct reference. While the Olympics performance may have invoked da Vinci's ...
The Sacrament of the Last Supper is a painting by Salvador Dalí.Completed in 1955, after nine months of work, it remains one of his most popular compositions. Since its arrival at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. in 1955, it replaced Renoir's A Girl with a Watering Can as the most popular piece in the museum.
The painting was also exposed to the steam and smoke from the convent's kitchen and from candles used in the refectory itself. [12] By 1582, it was recorded that The Last Supper was "in a state of total ruin." [12] Around 1652, a door was cut into the refectory wall, destroying the area in which Jesus's feet were depicted. [13]