| Authors: |
King, Ross, 1962-
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| Material type: |
Book |
| Subject: |
Leonardo,da Vinci,1452-1519.Last supper.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
New York : Walker & Company, c2012. |
| Description: |
336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, genealogical tables ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780802717054 0802717055 |
| Notes: |
Includes bibliographies and index. |
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| 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. |