In 1482 Leonardo da Vinci traveled from Florence to Milan, where he came under the patronage of the Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza. Shortly after the Duke's rise to power, da Vinci was commissioned to create an equestrian statue that would honor Sforza's late father. The new leader also working to reestablish the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, hiring Donato Bramante to "update" the church, while da Vinci would paint a depiction of The Last Supper on the wall of the refectory (Grieve).
Source: Grieve, Amanda. (2018). "The Scientific Narrative of Leonardo's Last Supper." Best Integrated Writing, vol. 5.
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