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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.
Last Supper, one of the most famous artworks in the world, painted by Leonardo da Vinci probably between 1495 and 1498. It was commissioned by Ludovico Sforza for the Dominican monastery Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. Learn more about the painting’s history, subject, technique, and restoration.
Leonardo’s Last Supper (1495–98) is among the most famous paintings in the world. In its monumental simplicity, the composition of the scene is masterful; the power of its effect comes from the striking contrast in the attitudes of the 12 disciples as counterposed to Christ.
Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper," commissioned by Ludovico Sforza, the duke of Milan Getty Images Directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon, it is Burns’s first non-American subject.
The rare artist who, when you name some of his most iconic paintings, most people will immediately picture the artwork in their minds: the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, his Vitruvian Man notebook ...
Leonardo da Vinci’s 1494-98 “The Last Supper” fresco is in the Refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie, a Dominican convent in Milan, Italy. (Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan)
The Last Supper painting is a testament to the skill and precision of one of the best Renaissance artists, Leonardo da Vinci, who painted and depicted a famous scene in Christian art – that of the Biblical Last Supper.
The Last Supper, Italian Cenacolo, is a wall painting made by Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, probably between 1495 and 1498. Ludovico Sforza , the duke of Milan, commissioned it for the refectory of the Dominican monastery Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan.
For several months, the Last Supper remained exposed to the elements, covered only with a tarp, until the refectory (the dining room of the monastery where the Last Supper was painted) was rebuilt and a team of restorers began working to preserve and restore the painting.
The Last Supper (ca. 1492/94–1498) Leonardo’s Last Supper, on the end wall of the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, is one of the most renowned paintings of the High Renaissance.