Q 01/05

Which traditional feature of Jesus did Leonardo leave out of The Last Supper?

A) A beard

B) A red robe

C) A halo

D) A blue mantle

Answer · why

C) A halo

A halo is missing, yet the bright window and curved pediment behind him have been read as doing the same job, the room itself standing in for the usua...

Q 02/05

Which Milan landmark houses Leonardo's Last Supper?

A) The Brera Art Gallery

B) Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie

C) The Duomo di Milano (cathedral)

D) Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio

Answer · why

B) Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie

Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie: the mural fills a wall of the friars' old dining hall, a subject chosen so that they ate every meal in the painte...

Q 03/05

In Leonardo's Last Supper, what does Judas clutch in his right hand as he pulls away from Jesus?

A) A dagger

B) A scroll

C) A wine cup

D) A purse

Answer · why

D) A purse

A purse: it is usually read as his payment for handing Jesus over, though it may simply mark him as the apostles' treasurer, the job John's Gospel giv...

Q 04/05

Which of Leonardo's patrons commissioned The Last Supper in the 1490s?

A) Lorenzo de' Medici

B) Ludovico Sforza

C) Cesare Borgia

D) Francis I of France

Answer · why

B) Ludovico Sforza

Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan, meant the church to become his family's mausoleum, which is why his coats of arms fill the lunettes above the mural.

Q 05/05

Roughly how wide is Leonardo's Last Supper?

A) About 3 feet

B) About 9 feet

C) About 29 feet

D) About 90 feet

Answer · why

C) About 29 feet

About 29 feet: the mural is 8.8 metres wide and begins well above head height, so Leonardo had to climb scaffolding each time he wanted to add a strok...