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The Last Supper Leonardo Wikipedia

The Last Supper Leonardo Wikipedia

The painting also captured the moment before the 1st Eucharist when Jesus took a glass of wine and bread. Eventually, this practice became a key symbol in the Christian sacraments. Tempera or oil paint on two layers of dry preparatory ground. This improvised approach did not bond the pigment to the wall as a correct fresco would, so the work suffered flaking, crackling, and fading within a couple of years. There are few pieces of art in the world that…

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