The Last SupperThe Last Supper is one of the greatest works of art created by the Italian inventor and innovator Leonardo da Vinci. The famous work is located in Milan, Italy, on the wall of Santa Maria delle Grazie. The Last Supper is evidence of De Vinci's extraordinary artistic talent and vision. Da Vinci uses both, along with his perception of the Holy Scriptures, and gives reality to the last moments before the betrayal of Jesus. Through his magnificent work da Vinci is able to bring the Last Supper to life. The Last Supper is a visual description of the evening before Christ was betrayed by one of his disciples. According to Christian belief, it is the last meal that Jesus shared with his apostles in Jerusalem before his arrest and crucifixion. While they eat and drink, Christ announces the betrayal of him by one of his twelve apostles who reacts with horror, shock and anger. Christ gave specific commands about eating and drinking in memory of him, now known as communion. The Last Supper is a gigantic painting 15 feet tall and 29 feet wide, created during the Renaissance period in the 15th century. Da Vinci was commissioned by the Duke of Milan Ludovico Sforza and his duchess Beatrice d'Este. Da Vinci began painting the portrait in 1495 and completed it in 1498. It is said that the painting of the Last Supper is not a true fresco. Da Vinci decided not to apply paint to wet plaster and experimented by painting directly onto dry plaster using tempura and oil paint. He used this technique to capture the look of an oil painting, but even during his lifetime it began to fade. In this painting da Vinci places Christ in the center of the table with his apostles surrounding him in four groups of three unified by postu ...... middle of paper ...... attempted to restore the mural. However, the project was started in 1978 under the direction of Pinin Brambilla Barcilon. Finally, after twenty-one years, the restoration of the Last Supper was completed in 1999. On May 28, 1999, the mural was returned to its original location. The painting is now preserved by a high-tech air filtration system, humidity monitoring environment and dust filter compartments. Visitors can only visit if a reservation has been made and groups are limited to 25 people for viewing times of just 15 minutes. To this day the Last Supper continues to be one of the most famous works of art created by Da Vinci. It is considered the first major configuration of the High Renaissance and the visual interpretation of its central theme. Although many other artists have attempted to paint a portrait of the Last Supper, da Vinci remains the most studied and well-known of all.