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The Last Supper Oil on canvas, 3.02 x 7.85 m, attributed to Giampietrino, and Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, c. 1515–20, after Leonardo da Vinci Royal Academy of Arts, London |
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Giampietrino, whose real name was Giovanni Pietro Rizzoli, was an
Italian painter of the Lombard school and Leonardo Da Vinci's circle,
and referred to as an 'exploiter of Leonardo's repertory'. He was a
follower of Da Vinci, and is believed to have been his assistant,
contributing to several of Da Vinci's works. Boltraffio, another painter
of the Lombard school, was also Da Vinci's pupil, and may have worked on
this painting as well. Both artists were greatly influenced by Da
Vinci's style and techniques. This is a faithful reproduction of 'Last
Supper' painted on the wall of the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie
in Milan. It is almost the same size, although it does lack the top
third of the original. It shows some details no longer visible in the
original, such as the overturned salt-cellar next to Judas, and the feet
of Jesus that were lost in the original when a door was installed into
the wall. This painting was purchased by the Royal Academy of Arts in
1821. |
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