Shhh! We’re in the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie, looking at Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting of The Last Supper. It’s dark and quiet in here. We’re with a tour guide, but she’s letting us soak it all in for a while before telling us about the amazing fresco in front of us. Continue reading “Leonardo’s Last Supper”
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Leonardo’s “The Last Supper,” or “It’s Not Easy being a 15th-Century Fresco”
There’s a 550-year-old church in the heart of Milan known as Santa Maria delle Grazie. We’re here with a tour group to see Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of The Last Supper. This is the same painting that Ludovico Sforza hired Leonardo to do so he could get in good with church leaders. (Perhaps you will recall their conversation). Here we go… Continue reading “Leonardo’s “The Last Supper,” or “It’s Not Easy being a 15th-Century Fresco””
Ludovico, Leonardo, and the Last Supper
There’s a huge fountain in front of Sforza castle. It’s called the “Wedding Cake Fountain”, because when its plumes of water are turned on full blast, it resembles a wedding cake. It’s symbolic of the good times in Milan’s history. But as you know if you’ve been following along, the good times didn’t last forever. Continue reading “Ludovico, Leonardo, and the Last Supper”
