Art Authority Museum3

The Last Supper

By: Leonardo da Vinci
Date: c. 1495 - 1497
Medium: Tempera on gesso, pitch and mastic
Size: 460 x 880 cm
Location: Santa Maria della Grazie, Milan, Italy

This mural shows the scene of the Last Supper of Jesus with the 12 Apostles, as told in the Gospel of John. In particular the moment after Jesus announces that one of his apostles is about to betray him. The work has been restored many times over the centuries.