Leonardo and the Last supper / Ross King.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

King, Ross, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. Last Supper.

Leonardo.

Physical Description:

336 pages : ill., maps, genealogical chart ; 25 cm.

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Walker & Company, 2012.

Summary:

Tells the complete story of the creation of The Last Supper mural: the adversities suffered by the artist during its execution; the experimental techniques he employed; the models for Christ and the Apostles that he used; and the numerous personalities involved -- everyone from the Leonardo's young assistants to Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan who commissioned the work.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Livezey fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9780802717054 ;