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 * The Last Supper **


 * Date ** - 1495-1498
 * Location ** - Santa Maria Delle Grazie, Milan
 * 5 facts: **
 * 1.) ** It was painted by Leonardo da Vinci
 * 2.) ** It is a 15th century mural painting
 * 3.) ** The painting was presumed to have commenced around 1495
 * 4.) ** It was commissioned as part of a scheme of renovations to the church
 * 5.) ** The painting shows Jesus and his 12 apostles when he announced that one of them (Judas) would betray him.

** Summary ** There is also a Last Supper scene made in salt in the Wieliczka Salt Mine in Poland (This one was not made by Da Vinci)
 * The painting is 460 cm by 880 cm ( 180 in by 350 in .) It covers an end wall of the dining hall in a monastery in Santa Maria Delle Grazie, Milan. The painting was commissioned by Sfortza. Leonardo started the painting in 1495 and completed it in 1498. ( Leonardo did not work on it continuously ) A prior from the monastery complained to Leonardo about the delay. This made Leonardo very angry. Leonardo told him that he had a hard time finding a villainous face for Judas so that if he could not find one he would use the face of the prior who had complained. **** The beginning date is not certain. The archives of the convent for the period has been destroyed and a document dated 1497 indicates the painting was nearly completed around that date. It includes several lost features such as christ’s feet and the salt cellar spilled by judas. **