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The last supper by Leonardo da vinic
4.6m x 8.8m
Santa maria Delle Grazie  
1495-1498

The last supper is late 15-century mural painting by Leonardo da vinic. This is the worlds famous painting.
The painting represents the scene of the last supper of Jesus with his disciples , as it was told in Gospel of John ,13:21.It cover an end wall of the dining hall at the mastery of Santa maria delle grazie in Milan ,Italy. 
Leonardo imagined, and has succeeded in expressing, the desire that has entered the minds of the apostles to know who is betraying their Master. So in the face of each one may be seen love, fear, indignation, or grief at not being able to understand the meaning of Christ; and this excites no less astonishment than the obstinate hatred and treachery to be seen in Judas

.The subject of the Last Supper is Christ’s final meal with his apostles before Judas identifies Christ to the authorities who arrest him.Christ says to his apostles “One of you will betray me,” and the apostles react, each according to his own personality.  Referring to the Gospels, Leonardo depicts Philip asking “Lord, is it I?”  Christ replies, “He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me” .  We see Christ and Judas simultaneously reaching toward a plate that lies between them, even as Judas defensively backs away.

The Last Supper is in terrible condition. Soon after the painting was completed on February 9, 1498 it began to deteriorate. By the second half of the sixteenth century Giovan Paulo Lomazzo stated that, “…the painting is all ruined.” Over the past five hundred years the painting’s condition has been seriously compromised by its location, the materials and techniques used, humidity, dust, and poor restoration efforts. Modern problems have included a bomb that hit the monastery destroying a large section of the refectory on August 16, 1943, severe air pollution in postwar Milan, and finally, the effects of crowding tourists.