Book 2012
Leonardo and the Last supper
3 readers
- Publisher
- Walker & Company
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Last supper (Leonardo, da Vinci)
- New York Times reviewed
Tells the complete story of the creation of The Last Supper mural: the adversities suffered by the artist during its execution; the experimental techniques he employed; the models for Christ and the Apostles that he used; and the numerous personalities involved -- everyone from the Leonardo's young assistants to Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan who commissioned the work.