Leonardo da Vinci painted The Last Supper on a regular stone wall. He first used a layer of pitch, gesso and mastic and then painted on that layer with tempera. It was at first assumed that the painting was a fresco - but it is not. This misguided belief caused damage in attempts at restoration as the work began to deteriorate a few short years after it was completed.
There are two known exact copies in existence, both of which are assumed to have been completed by those assisting da Vinci. One hangs in the Royal Academy of Arts in London, and was completed by Giampietrino. The other hangs in the Church of St. Ambrogio in Ponte Capriasca, Switzerland, and was completed by Cesare da Sesto.
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The Last Supper by: Leonardo Da Vinci
Williams, Jennifer. "The Last Supper." Education Portal. N.p., 2003. Web. 20 Feb. 2015. <http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/the-last-supper-by-da-vinci-facts-location-quiz.html>. |
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