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∙ 14y agoBecause his employer requested he do so. Leonardo worked for Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan, for nearly eighteen years (1482-99). The Duke decided he wanted this particular religious scene painted and Leonardo, who was not stupid, decided painting it made perfect financial sense.
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∙ 13y agoIt took place for Jesus to have a chance to say goodbye to His disciples, and to worn them about the trials ahead.....
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∙ 16y agoLeonardo da vinci wanted to see what happened if he painted with oil/tempera al fresco. The result was a glorious mural that has partly fallen down due to reaction with water in the air.
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∙ 14y agohe was commissioned to for financial reasons
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∙ 13y agoWell, for one, it has INCREDIBLE graphics which are even more astounding via the fact that it was hand painted.
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∙ 13y agoit was of an extreme importance to the Christian religion, so by default the painting was to show the importance of the event.
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Who painted the 'last supper' and where is it found?
Many painters have painted the last supper. But you are probably referring to Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper". It is not actually a painting, it is a mural (wall painting). It was painted on the wall of the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, in Milan.
The version of The Last Supper in 1594 was painted by who?
Jacobo Robusti Tintoretto, (1518-1594) painted this version of the Last Supper. The painting is an oil on canvas, 12 feet by 18 feet 8 inches. It can be seen in San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice.
The Last Supper year?
The Last Supper = the last meal Jesus ate with his disciples was when Jesus was 33. The chronology is disputed, it might have been somewhere between 7 BC and 7 AD. So much for your question. But maybe you do not mean what you write. Maybe you want to know when the painting representing that Last Supper was painted. This is also difficult to answer, because this subject has been painted by hundreds of artists from the 3rd to the 20th centuries. So, maybe you believe that Leonardo da Vinci's painting 'The Last Supper' is the only one. That is a mistake. Anyway it was painted 1495-1497.
How many artists drew the 'Last Supper'?
Hundreds of artists through the ages have painted the 'Last Supper'.
Where did Leonardo painted the last supper?
The Last Supper was painted in the dining room of a church in Milan
Who painted the 'last supper' and where is it found?
Many painters have painted the last supper. But you are probably referring to Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper". It is not actually a painting, it is a mural (wall painting). It was painted on the wall of the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, in Milan.
The first Flemish panel painting of the last supper?
It was painted by Dieric Bouts in about 1464/67.
The celebrated wall painting of the meal of Jesus Christ and his disciples before the Crucifixion?
The name of the painting is called, "The Last Supper," and was painted by Michelangelo.
The version of The Last Supper in 1594 was painted by who?
Jacobo Robusti Tintoretto, (1518-1594) painted this version of the Last Supper. The painting is an oil on canvas, 12 feet by 18 feet 8 inches. It can be seen in San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice.
The Last Supper year?
The Last Supper = the last meal Jesus ate with his disciples was when Jesus was 33. The chronology is disputed, it might have been somewhere between 7 BC and 7 AD. So much for your question. But maybe you do not mean what you write. Maybe you want to know when the painting representing that Last Supper was painted. This is also difficult to answer, because this subject has been painted by hundreds of artists from the 3rd to the 20th centuries. So, maybe you believe that Leonardo da Vinci's painting 'The Last Supper' is the only one. That is a mistake. Anyway it was painted 1495-1497.
Was the last supper painted in oil?
No it was painted with tempera.
Who commissioned the 'Last Supper'?
If you mean Leonardo's painting (because lots of other artists have painted this subject) it was commissioned by the Duke of Milan.
What year did Brunozetti paint the last supper?
Brunozetti painted what is said to be a copy of "The Last Supper" after the version of "The Last Supper" was painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the 15th Century. There is no documentation to note what year Brunozetti painted this work.
What was Raphael's last painting?
last supper
What kind of painting was the Last Supper?
A Renaissance painting.
What is the celebrated wall painting of the meal of Jesus Christ and his disciples before his Crucifixion?
It is called the Last Supper it is painted by Leonardo Di Vinci.
Who painted ''The Last Supper'' among other works?
The Last Supper was painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1495–1498
