Last Supper (Fernandes)
| Last Supper | |
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| Última Ceia ou Instituição da Sagrada Eucaristia (Portuguese) | |
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| Artist | Grão Vasco |
| Year | 1535 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 151 cm × 201.5 cm (59 in × 79.3 in) |
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The Last Supper (Portuguese: Última Ceia ou Instituição da Sagrada Eucaristia) is an altarpiece by Grão Vasco Fernandes, from 1535.
Description
[edit]The painting is an oil on canvas with overall dimensions of 151 x 201.5 centimeters. It is in the collection of the Grão Vasco Museum, in Viseu.[1]
Analysis
[edit]The triptych from the chapel of Santa Marta, of the ancient Archbishop's Palace at Fontelo,[2][3] shows the Last Supper, with Judas leaving on the left panel.[4]
It was selected as one of the ten most important artistic works in Portugal by the Europeana project.
Sources
[edit]- K. J. P. Lowe (January 2000). Cultural Links Between Portugal and Italy in the Renaissance. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-817428-8.
References
[edit]- ↑ "MatrizNet". Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ Building reconstructed and now is the Dão Wine Manor house
- ↑ Localization by GoogleMaps
- ↑ "The Last Supper - Grão Vasco". www.europeana.eu.