The Last Supper

c. 1480

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

This is a painting of a group gathered around a table with a central figure. The image illustrates a scene where a central figure is depicted with a gesture that suggests a moment of importance. This figure is surrounded by other characters, who also have halos. The setting involves a table with a chalice and a plate. The characters display expressions of attentiveness or reverence. The color palette includes earth tones with touches of green, red, and yellow. The style of the painting combines elements of medieval religious art and printmaking techniques.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    metalcut, hand-colored in red lake, yellow, and green on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 10.1 × 7.5 cm (4 × 2 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.696

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, Vol. IX, no. 2234, State m

  • Series Title

    Three Scenes from a Life of Christ

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 333, repro.

Bibliography

1926

  • Schreiber, Wilhelm Ludwig. Handbuch de Holz- und Metailschnitte des XV Jahrhunderts. 8 vols. Leipzig: Verlag Karl W. Hierseman, 1926-1930.

1965

  • Field, Richard S. Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1965.

Watermarks

partial, to be identified

Wikidata ID

Q64953205

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