The Last Supper, c. 1495
Leonardo da Vinci
Tempera, gesso · 700 x 880 cm
Twelve apostles react in a wave of shock down a single long table.
Christ announces his betrayal and the twelve apostles erupt in waves of shock — Leonardo freezes the exact instant of reaction. Painted on a Milan refectory wall, its psychological drama and perfect perspective make it one of art's supreme achievements.
What you're looking at
Most of what you are looking at is not Leonardo's paint. He refused to work in true fresco — which dries fast and cannot be revised — and used tempera and oil on dry plaster instead, so it began flaking within his own lifetime. It has been repainted and restored repeatedly since, most recently over twenty-one years finishing in 1999. In 1652 someone cut a doorway through the bottom of the wall, taking Christ's feet with it.
On a Frame TV
About 1.9:1, wider than a Frame TV, so the clean crop trims the ends of the table and holds the figures. One of the best natural fits in the collection. Pale and evenly lit; it holds up in a bright room.
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