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The Restoration
It was not the humidity but the method used by Leonardo, Practical Information
tempera forte, that caused the immediate deterioration of The Piazza Santa Maria delle Grazie 2.
Last Supper. As early as 1550 the art historian Vasari called it “a Map 2 F5. Tel Compulsory
dazzling blotch” and regarded it as a lost work. There have adv ance booking: 02-92 80 03 60,
been many attempts to ∑ vivaticket.it. Open 8:15am–
restore The Last Supper, 6:45pm Tue–Sun. Closed pub
beginning in 1726, but in hols, 1 May, 15 Aug. & 7 ^
retouching the picture 8 ∑ cenacolovinciano.org
further damage was Transport
done. The seventh q 1, 2 Cadorna. v 16. @ 18.
restoration ended in
spring 1999: although
it lacks the splendour The tablecloth, plates and bowls
of the original, it is at were probably copied from those in
Material used for restoration least authentic. the convent to give the impression
that Christ was at a table with monks.

Sketches of the Apostles Christ and the Apostles
Leonardo used to
wander around 13 12 11 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Milan in search 10 8
of faces to use
for the Apostles.
Of his many
sketches, 1 Christ 8 John
this one for 2 Thomas 9 Peter
St James is 3 James the Greater 10 Judas
now in the 4 Philip 11 Andrew
Royal Library 5 Matthew 12 James the Lesser
in Windsor, 6 Thaddaeus 13 Bartholomew
England. 7 Simon

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