Milan Il Cenacolo
This famous
painting, commenced by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1495 and completed in 1497, is
considered one of the most significant art creations worldwide. The painting
shows Jesus announcing to his twelve Apostles that one of them was going to
betray him.
Leonardo Da Vinci painted
his masterpiece "Il Cenacolo" using strong tempera on a dry wall instead of a wet one;
this is the reason why it begun to fade soon after its completion. In time,
the fresco has undergone a number of restoration interventions, of which the
most recent was begun in 1978 and finished in 1999.
The work of
restoration of the "Il Cenacolo" has made
original pictorial excerpts re-emerge and has shown more of Da Vinci’s sense
of color and drawing techniques. After the restoration, a sophisticated air
filtering system was installed to impede the entry of dust, damp, vapor and
polluting substances.
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Welcome to Milan - By the Town Turist Office
Other Milan Itineraries:
Milan - an introduction
Milan on foot
Milan - Il Duomo
Milan - The Castello Sforzesco
Milan - La Scala Theater
Milan - Sant'Ambrogio
Milan - eating out
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