The Last Supper
mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci
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Summary
The Last Supper is a wall painting[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of wall painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49,681 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Leonardo da Vinci[3]
- Religion or worldview: Christianity[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Milan[5]
- Country: Italy[6]
- Instance of: fresco painting[7], work of art[8]
- Commissioned by: Ludovico Sforza[9]
- Movement: Renaissance[10], High Renaissance[11]
- Genre: religious art[12]
- Based on: John 13[13]
- Depicts: Jesus Christ[14], Last Supper[15], Bartholomew the Apostle[16], James, son of Alphaeus[17], Andrew the Apostle[18], Judas Iscariot[19], Saint Peter[20], John the Apostle[21], Thomas the Apostle[22], St. James the Elder[23], Philip the Apostle[24], Matthew the Apostle[25], Jude the Apostle[26], Simon the Zealot[27]
- Made from material: tempera[28], gesso[29]
- Collection: Snta Maria delle Grazie[30]
- Location: Snta Maria delle Grazie[31]
- Commons category: Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci[32]
- Country of origin: Republic of Florence[33]
- Catalog code: 6[34], XVII[35]
- Coordinate location: 45.466666666667, 9.1708333333333[36]
- Official website: https://cenacolovinciano.org[37]
- Topic's main category: Category:Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci[38]
- Main subject: Last Supper[39]
- Described at URL: http://legraziemilano.it/ultima-cena/[40], https://www.katholisch.de/artikel/9775-das-sind-die-boten-des-herrn[41]
- Depicts Iconclass notation: 73D2[42]
- Described by source: 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die[43], Q133276903[44]
- Different from: The Last Supper[45]
- Height: 700[46]
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Material and Period
The Last Supper dates from the High Renaissance[47].
Why It Matters
The Last Supper has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]