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The Last Supper

c. 1500

Lucantonio degli Uberti

(Italian)

after Perugino

(Italian, c. 1450/55–1523)
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Culture
Italy, 16th century
Medium
engraving on two sheets printed from two plates
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1940.473.a
Catalogue raisonné
Hind I.213.1a,b
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
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This print is the only known impression of the entire composition. A copy with only the right side is preserved today at the British Museum in London.

Description

Because large prints were often displayed on a wall, they were susceptible to damage and often have not survived. This large print of the Last Supper, however, is in excellent condition. It was engraved on two plates and printed on two separate sheets of paper. The composition is believed to be a fairly close copy of a fresco by Perugino in the convent of San Onofrio in Florence, around 1495. The scene is set within an arched interior embellished by a frieze of eagles and by half pilasters with floral decorations and putti. Fluffy clouds are visible beyond the archways. Christ and the apostles are on a bench arranged behind the table. Judas, instead, sits on a stool in the middle of the room, looking over his shoulder towards the viewer. The engraver included two reliefs at both ends of the bench. The panel on the right shows Judas with four soldiers, while the one on the left features a knight, a squire, and a banner. On it, the letters LVC . . . TNO have been interpreted as the artist's signature.
A horizontally oriented print in dense black-inked lines on two sheets depicts Christ and six bearded disciples with light skin tones seated at a long, striped table. Within an ornate room featuring arched niches and a decorative bird frieze, the figures have circular halos. Latin inscriptions above identify Simon, Philip, and Peter. Christ, on the right, raises his right hand in blessing while another figure leans against him. A detailed pillar borders the left.

The Last Supper

c. 1500

Lucantonio degli Uberti, Perugino

(Italian), (Italian, c. 1450/55–1523)
Italy, 16th century

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