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The Last Supper: A Masterpiece Threatened by a Misguided Door
The Last Supper is a famous mural by Leonardo da Vinci depicting Jesus’s final meal with his apostles. It adorns the wall of the refectory of the Dominican convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan and is today one of the most renowned paintings in art history. Yet, its status as a masterpiece was not always acknowledged. In the 17th century, the fresco was so disregarded that a door was installed through it to connect the refectory to the kitchen. This ill-advised modification destroyed part of the lower section of the work, including the depiction of Christ’s feet and a portion of the tablecloth, which explains the missing part now visible as a white, amputated surface.
Source: fr.wikipedia.org
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