Late Middle Ages · Europe · Culture

1495

Leonardo Begins the Last Supper

1495

In the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Leonardo started painting his large mural of Christ and the apostles at the moment of betrayal's announcement. He painted in oil on dry plaster rather than true fresco, a disastrous choice for durability. The figures trembled with psychology no painter had attempted.

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Before and after in Europe

Before: 1494: Savonarola Effectively Rules Florence
After: 1496: Juana the Mad Marries Philip the Handsome

Before and after in Culture

Before: 1493: Nuremberg Chronicle Published
After: 1498: Durer Publishes Apocalypse Woodcuts

Era

Late Middle Ages (1301–1500), one of 874 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: The Last Supper (Leonardo)