The Last Supper

- Artist and meaning of the work of art

The Last Supper is a mural painting by the Italian High Renaissance Leonardo da
Vinci, dated to c. 1495–1498. Its dimensions are 460 cm × 880 cm (hundred).The
painting represents the scene of the Last Supper Jesus shared with his apostles in
Jerusalem before his crucifixion., as it is told in the Gospel of John.

- Style and technique and artistic process

Because of Leonardo’s notorious perfectionism, true fresco painting was not idealas
the process requires that an artist apply paint quickly to each day’s fresh plaster
before the plaster dries and bonds the pigment to the wall.
Because of this, Leonardo used an experimental technique- applying tempera paint
and mixed media directly to the stone wall. This technique is attributed to the severe
deterioration that occurred to the painting within di Vinci's own lifetime. (craks)

- Inspiration and origins

The wall painting was commissioned by Ludovico Sforza, the duke of Milan and
Leonardo’s patron during his first extended stay in that city. Leonardo likely began
working on the painting in 1495 and, as was his manner, worked slowly with long
pauses between sessions, until he finished in 1498.