The Last Supper (Crespi)

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Daniele Crespi, The Last Supper (Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan)

The Last Supper is a painting by Daniele Crespi.

This depiction of the last meal that Jesus Christ took with his disciples was painted in 1624-25 for the Benedictine monastery at Brugora (Brianza). The composition is based on that of Gaudenzio Ferrari (painted 1541-42), located in the Santa Maria della Passione, Milan. [1]

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References

  1. Krén, Emil; Marx, Daniel. "The Last Supper". Web Gallery of Art. Retrieved 29 September 2015.