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    Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an apprentice for the Florentine

    painter and sculptor, Verrocchio. Around 1481, he traveled to Milan to


    work for the ruling Sforza family. He spent a lot of time on military and
    civil engineering projects, including urban renewal and fortification plans
    for the city. He also worked for various patrons including the Duke of
    Milan
    Refectory of the Monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie,
    Showing Leonardo's Last Supper. This slide shows the room (restored)
    where Leonardo’s painting is situated. It was originally used as a dining
    hall for the monks of this monastery. The coats of arms at the top are
    those of patron Ludovico Sforza, the duke of Milan and his wife, Beatrice.
    Leonardo da Vinci. The Last Supper. 1495–1498. 15’ 2" × 28’ 10”.
    Commissioned by the Sforza family. Tempera and oil on plaster (experimental
    technique). This painting began to deteriorate shortly after Leonardo finished
    it. By mid-16th century, the figures could be seen only with difficulty. In the
    17th century, monks cut a doorway through the lower center. When the door
    was cut, so was the painting.
    “The painting’s careful geometry, the convergence of its perspective lines, the
    stability of its pyramidal forms, and Jesus calm demeanor at the mathematical
    center of all the commotion together reinforce the sense of gravity, balance,
    and order. The clarity and stability of this painting epitomizes High
    Renaissance style.
    The ebb and flow of movement in the Last Supper is the outward effect of
    the inner causes of emotion; the individual movement of each disciple
    typifies their personalities. For example, at the group to the left of Christ:
    look at the impulsive surge of shock expressed by Peter's angular motion,
    as he elbows his way towards Christ which is carefully contrasted with the
    sleepy curves of young John, and set in counterpoint to the tense recoil of
    Judas, those tendons contract like taut bow strings.....

    The action of the painting centers around the variety of reactions caused
    by Christ's pronouncement,
    'I say to you that one of you is about to betray me' (Matt 26:21).
    Christ's own hands, his right closing towards a glass of wine and his left
    directed towards a piece of bread, suggest his institution of the Eucharist.
    Peter holds a knife which prefigures his severing of a soldier's ear, and
    which is also pointed towards Bartholomew at the end of the table,
    perhaps in anticipation of the latter's martyrdom by flaying.
    The theme of the Last Supper was a common theme in Renaissance painting.
    This example is by Andrea del Castagno, 1447. Width approx. 16’ × 32’,
    fresco. There is a great difference between Castegno and Leonardo.
    This painting has been
    through so much in the
    span of more than 500
    years.

    Here are photos of the


    building containing Last
    Supper after WWII
    bombing. The painting
    narrowly escaped complete
    destruction.
    The last restoration of this painting was completed in 1999 (begun in
    1979). As you can see in this detail, there is very little actual paint left.
    This is a surprising fact!

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