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LAST SUPPER a shallow bowl, out of which a partridge is drinking. Finished in 15G4, and sent to Philip II. ; hung in the great refectory, after the top of the canvas had been cut off to make it fit the wall. Greatly damaged by repainting. Probably a replica of the pict- ure in the refectory of S>S. Giovanni e Pa- olo, which was burned in 1571. Copy in Bridgewater House, probably by Andrea Schiavoue ; small copy in Lord Overstone's Collection, London. Engraved by Cort. Vasari, ed. Mil., vii. 457 ; Ridolfi, Maraviglie, i. 268 ; C. & C., Titian, ii. 337 ; Northcote, Titian, i. 349. By Otto Vaenius, Cathedral, Ant- werp, in the south transept. Christ seated in the centre of the table, around which the disciples are grouped, with his right hand raised in the act of blessing the bread and wine before him. Above are suspended two chandeliers ; in foreground, a basket of dishes, and a servant pouring out wine. R<> veil, xii. 811). By Giorgio Vasari, formerly in Louvre ; wood, H. 3 ft. x 5 ft. Christ and the apostles seated around a table ; in front, Judas, holding a purse ; vases of gold, silver, and marble are on the floor. Formerly in S. Luigi dei Francesi, Home. Another Last Supper (154G) by Vasari is in S. Croce, Florence. Villot, Cat. Louvre; Larousse, iii. 703. By Paolo Veronese, Convent of SS. Giovanni e Pietro, Venice ; fresco on wall of refectory. Engraved by J. Saenre- dam. By Leonardo da Vinci, refectory of Con- vent of S. M. delle Grazie, Milan ; wall- painting in oil, H. 14 ft. 10 in. x 28 ft. 3 in. Christ and the disciples seated behind a long table in a room, through the open door and windows at the back of which is seen a mountainous landscape. Disciples arranged in groups of three on each side of Christ, who occupies the middle place ; on his right, first group, John, Judas, and Peter ; second, Andrew, James the younger, and Bartholo- mew, who stands at the end ; on Christ's left, first group, James the elder, Thomas, with upraised finger, and Philip ; second, Matthew, Thaddeus, and Simon, who is seated at the end. Finished in 1498 ; col- Last Supper, Otto Vaenius, Cathedral, Antwerp. ours mixed with a defective oil medium and faded rapidly ; repainted by Bellotti in 172G, by Mazza in 1770, and by Barozzi in 1853. Lower part of central group de- stroyed in 1G52, when a door was cut through wall. In 1796 the refectory was made into a stable, against Napoleon's or- ders, and the picture much damaged by dra- goons. In 1800 refectory was flooded for fifteen days. Best copy by Marco d'Oggi- 31