Title:
Leonardo and the Last supper / Ross King.
ISBN:
9780802717054
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Edition:
First U.S. edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Walker & Company, 2012.
Physical Description:
336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map, genealogical 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.
Summary:
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 the Leonardo's young assistants to Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan who commissioned the work.
Personal Subject:
OCLC Number:
ocn772106551
Availability:
Lakeville - Heritage~1
