The Last Supper
Print
ca. 1515-1516 (made)
ca. 1515-1516 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The source for the print is thought to be Raphael’s drawing of the same subject in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle. Marcantonio collaborated with Raphael for about a decade from 1510, basing his engravings on Raphael’s drawings for frescos or paintings. Since Raphael made no fresco or painting of this subject, this drawing may have been specifically made as a model for Marcantonio’s engraving. The collaboration between the two artists was mutually beneficial since Marcantonio’s engravings helped to spread Raphael’s fame throughout Europe.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Last Supper |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving |
| Brief description | The Last Supper; From a design by Raphael; engraving on paper; by Marcantonio Raimondi; Italian School; ca. 1515-1516. |
| Physical description | The Last Supper, in a room with marble carved panelled walls and tiles floor, Christ sits facing the viewer at the centre of a long table, with six of his disciples seated on either side and taking up three sides of a long table. Behing Christ is an arched window supported by two pairs of columns, beyond which can be seen a hilly landscape with trees. The table is covered with a table cloth and on it are a dish of meat (fowl?), knives, small round loaves of bread, cups, a jug, bowl and vase. On the bench to the right of the table, propped up against its feet, is the blank tablet representing Raimondi's signature. Below the table the feet of all the men are visible. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | [empty tablet] (Lower right near to bench, the symbol for Raimondi) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce |
| Object history | From a design by Raphael, of which there is a drawing in the Royal Collection at Windsor. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | The source for the print is thought to be Raphael’s drawing of the same subject in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle. Marcantonio collaborated with Raphael for about a decade from 1510, basing his engravings on Raphael’s drawings for frescos or paintings. Since Raphael made no fresco or painting of this subject, this drawing may have been specifically made as a model for Marcantonio’s engraving. The collaboration between the two artists was mutually beneficial since Marcantonio’s engravings helped to spread Raphael’s fame throughout Europe. |
| Bibliographic reference | DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum : Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1874. |
| Other number | 26 - Le Peintre-Graveur |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | DYCE.1007 |
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| Record created | January 11, 2010 |
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