While the original in distant Milan can only be viewed for 15 minutes for conservational reasons, visitors to the exhibit The Last Supper can study all the work’s facets at their leisure.
Large-format sections highlight the tumult passing through the disciples following the announcement of a betrayal: uncertainty, disbelief, rage. Leonardo knew like no other how to enter into his figures’ psyches, and reflected theprotagonists’ individual gestures and body language in an extreme situation. In so doing he shows his true observationaland analytical prowess.
At the last meal Jesus had with his disciples, he had a frightening message for them: “One of you will betray me,” [Matthew 26:21]. The whole company is then in an uproar. Who is the traitor? Artist and polymath Leonardo (1452-1519) captures this moment at the refectory of the Santa Maria delle Grazie convent in Milan, all at an impressive scale of 9×4.2 m. The exhibit presents a monumental reproduction of the painting on a 1:1 scale.
The Last Supper is one of Leonardo da Vinci’s most important works. He worked on it from 1495 to 1497 after being commissioned by Duke of Milan Ludovico I. Sforza.
At the last meal Jesus had with his disciples, he had a frightening message for them: “One of you will betray me,” [Matthew 26:21]. The whole company is then in an uproar. Who is the traitor? Artist and polymath Leonardo (1452-1519) captures this moment at the refectory of the Santa Maria delle Grazie convent in Milan, all at an impressive scale of 9×4.2 m. The exhibit presents a monumental reproduction of the painting on a 1:1 scale.
The Last Supper is one of Leonardo da Vinci’s most important works. He worked on it from 1495 to 1497 after being commissioned by Duke of Milan Ludovico I. Sforza.
While the original in distant Milan can only be viewed for 15 minutes for conservational reasons, visitors to the exhibit The Last Supper can study all the work’s facets at their leisure.
Large-format sections highlight the tumult passing through the disciples following the announcement of a betrayal: uncertainty, disbelief, rage. Leonardo knew like no other how to enter into his figures’ psyches, and reflected theprotagonists’ individual gestures and body language in an extreme situation. In so doing he shows his true observationaland analytical prowess.
At the last meal Jesus had with his disciples, he had a frightening message for them: “One of you will betray me,” [Matthew 26:21]. The whole company is then in an uproar. Who is the traitor? Artist and polymath Leonardo (1452-1519) captures this moment at the refectory of the Santa Maria delle Grazie convent in Milan, all at an impressive scale of 9×4.2 m. The exhibit presents a monumental reproduction of the painting on a 1:1 scale.
The Last Supper is one of Leonardo da Vinci’s most important works. He worked on it from 1495 to 1497 after being commissioned by Duke of Milan Ludovico I. Sforza.
