In the early 1490s, Leonardo da Vinci tackled his most ambitious work yet – The Last Supper. Leonardo da Vinci started The Last Supper in the early 1490s. At the time, depictions of Christ sharing his ...

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Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper (c. 1495-98) which shows the final meeting of Jesus and the 12 apostles, is one of the world’s most famous artworks. It has been analysed time and time again, its true ...

The Painting Behind the Olympic Scandal: 5 Spiritual Features of Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’ With so much interest in the work of art, it’s worth reconsidering what exactly it depicts — and ...

After ensuring we received our coveted paper entry tickets, our local guide Daniele led us inside the refectory of the ancient Dominican convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, suggesting we all ...

A parody of Leonardo Da Vinci's famous fresco "The Last Supper" featuring drag queens in the Olympic opening ceremony in Paris has sparked fury among the Catholic Church and far-right politicians, ...

On the evening of July 26, 2024, in the midst of pouring rain, French President Emmanuel Macron officially opened the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games. The opening ceremony, a four-hour long spectacle ...

ROME — It's a new Da Vinci code, but this time it could be for real. An Italian musician and computer technician says he has uncovered musical notes encoded in Leonardo Da Vinci's "Last Supper," ...

Second only to the Mona Lisa as Leonardo da Vinci's most stupendous achievement, The Last Supper (1495–98) is almost as famous for its degraded state as it is for its enduring power. With details ...