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10 Important Facts About Da Vinci’s The Last Supper

1. The Last Supper, or Il Cenacolo, as it is called in Italian, is one of the most popular attractions on the Italian tourism circuit. So buy your Da Vinci’s Last Supper tickets now since only a small number of tourists are allowed to view the painting at a time.

2. Since it is painted on the wall of the Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, you’ll get the chance to enter one of the world’s sacred destinations, which dates back to the 15th century.

3. It is one of the most famous artist in the world’s most famous pieces of art.

4. As a result of Da Vinci’s artistic alternative mural painting methods combined with years of neglect, the painting has already undergone several restorations. See it before it deteriorates beyond recognizability!

5. It is symbolic of an important moment in religious history – Jesus’ announcement that he will be betrayed by one of his disciples – which also marks the first communion service.

6. Come to your own conclusions about the controversy surrounding the person sitting to the left of Jesus, from the observer’s point-of-view, made famous by Dan Brown’s novel The Da Vinci Code. Is the Apostle John, or Mary Magdalene?

7. In contrast to the Mona Lisa, which is deceivingly tiny in real life, the true grandeur of the original mural, which spans 450 by 870 cm, cannot be properly appreciated unless experienced with your own eyes.

8. The Cenacolo is painted in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie. There is nothing more surreal than staring at the painting, while picturing the monks dining in its shadow, in the very place that you are standing.

9. While the scene has been painted previously, Il Cenacolo is the first to show real people resembling real people.

10. It's arguably the greatest example of one point perspective ever created in a painting.

By: M Rippy

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