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The Last Supper Andrea Bianchi detto il Vespino (attivo 1612-1640)

The Last Supper

Andrea Bianchi detto il Vespino (attivo 1612-1640)

  • TITLE

    : The Last Supper
  • AUTHOR

    : Andrea Bianchi detto il Vespino (attivo 1612-1640)
  • INVENTARIO

    : 1002
  • DATE

    : c. 1611 - 1616
  • TYPE

    : Painting
  • TECNIQUE

    : Oil on canvas
  • DIMENSIONS

    : 118 × 835 cm
  • SUBJECT

    : Sacred art
  • SCUOLA PITTORICA

    : 17th century painting
  • ROOM

    : Aula Leonardi

Andrea Bianchi, known as “Vespino”, was a professional painter who worked in Milan in the late Cinquecento and in the first three decades of the Seicento. He was the favourite artist of Cardinal Federico Borromeo, who commissioned him to make a number of copies of great Renaissance masterpieces, and of works by Leonardo da Vinci in particular. This was so that a reliable record would remain, especially when there were fears that the original might one day be lost. The best example of this is the copy of The Last Supper, on which Vespino worked from 1611 to 1616.

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  • TITLE

    The Last Supper
  • AUTHOR

    Andrea Bianchi detto il Vespino (attivo 1612-1640)
  • INVENTARIO

    1002
  • DATE

    c. 1611 - 1616
  • TYPE

    Painting
  • TECNIQUE

    Oil on canvas
  • DIMENSIONS

    118 × 835 cm
  • SUBJECT

    Sacred art
  • SCUOLA PITTORICA

    17th century painting
  • ROOM

    Aula Leonardi

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