Q 01/05

Who painted The Last Supper in Milan in the 1490s?

A) Titian Vecellio

B) Michelangelo Buonarroti

C) Leonardo da Vinci

D) Raphael Sanzio

Answer · why

C) Leonardo da Vinci

It is his largest work apart from the Sala delle Asse, and many see it as inaugurating the High Renaissance.

Q 02/05

In which building is the mural housed?

A) The Sforza Castle in Milan

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

It covers an end wall of the refectory; the opposite wall bears Montorfano's Crucifixion.

Q 03/05

Which Gospel's account of the moment does the painting follow?

A) Mark

B) Matthew

C) John

D) Luke

Answer · why

C) John

It captures the instant after Jesus announces that one of the apostles will betray him.

Q 04/05

Who commissioned the painting?

A) Lorenzo de' Medici of Florence

B) Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan

C) Pope Julius II della Rovere

D) King Francis I of France

Answer · why

B) Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan

He planned to turn the church into a family mausoleum; Sforza coats of arms fill the lunettes above the mural.

Q 05/05

How large is The Last Supper?

A) 460 cm x 880 cm

B) 200 cm x 400 cm

C) 600 cm x 1,200 cm

D) 300 cm x 600 cm

Answer · why

A) 460 cm x 880 cm

That is roughly 15 by 29 feet, covering the whole end wall of the dining hall.

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