Title:
Leonardo and the Last supper / Ross King.
Author:
King, Ross, 1962-
Publication Information:
New York : Walker & Company, 2012.
Call Number:
ND623 .L5 A683 2012
Abstract:
Tells the complete story of the creation of The Last Supper mural: the adversities suffered by the artist during its execution; the experimental techniques he employed; the models for Christ and the Apostles that he used; and the numerous personalities involved -- everyone from Leonardo's young assistants to Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan who commissioned the work.
Edition:
1st. U.S. ed.
ISBN:
9780802717054
Physical Description:
336 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map, geneal. table ; 25 cm.
Contents:
The Last Supper : with Apostles identified -- The Bronze Horse -- Portrait of the artist as a middle-aged man -- The Cenacolo -- Dinner in Jerusalem -- Leonardo's court -- The Holy League -- Secret recipes -- "Trouble from this side and that" -- Every painter paints himself -- A sense of perspective -- A sense of proportion -- The beloved disciple -- Food and drink -- The language of the hands -- "No one loves the Duke" -- Tell me if I ever did a thing.
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