The Holy Bible: The Last Supper

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“And while they were eating he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me.” They were very sad and began to say to him one after the other, “Surely you don’t mean me, Lord?” Jesus replied, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me.” These were the words written in the Holy Bible that inspired Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (1452-1519) to create one of the most revered art pieces in the world: The Last Supper. Based on the biblical passage with the same name, this 181in x 346in Fresco Secco was commissioned by the Duke of Milan Ludovico Sfoza (1452-1508). The mural, completed in 1498 during the High Renaissance, is located in a wall at the refectory of the convent building at the