1. The painting depicts a shocking moment from the Last Supper. The Last Supper was a common motif for the artists of da Vinci’s time. But the ingenious painter decided to focus on a specific ...

Leonardo da Vinci started The Last Supper in the early 1490s. At the time, depictions of Christ sharing his final meal with his apostles were often sedate. Leonardo wanted to capture the drama of ...

Visitors with their mobile phone take photos of "The Last Supper" (Il Cenacolo or L'Ultima Cena), Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci's late 15th-century mural painting housed by the refectory of the ...

Leonardo da Vinci’s mural of the Last Supper may be the most famous depiction of Jesus’ final meal with the disciples before his crucifixion. But it is only one of many paintings interpreting ...

It is almost impossible nowadays, when thinking about Jesus’ Last Supper, not to picture it in the very same way as Leonardo da Vinci did, five centuries ago (1495-1497).

The earliest version of the “Last Supper” depicts Jesus’ right sleeve not resting on the table, as seen in the above metalcut, proving this was made before 1520 in the lifetime of Da Vinci; ...

COVID-19 restrictions have brought a novelty to art lovers: The possibility of seeing Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper” without waiting in line, and with same-day tickets possible. Access to ...

MILAN — COVID-19 restrictions have brought a novelty to art lovers: The possibility of seeing Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper” without waiting in line, and with same-day tickets possible.