Santa Maria delle Grazie

This the church for which da Vinci's Last Supper was originally commissioned, and is where it remains today.

Parent Map

da Vinci and the Renaissance Map

Coordinates

Latitude: 45.465963000000
Longitude: 9.170962100000

Timeline of Events Associated with Santa Maria delle Grazie

Date Event Manage

Sketches of the Last Supper
1495

Commission of The Last Supper

Da Vinci’s Last Supper was commissioned by Duke Ludovico Sforza for the refectory, a room used for communal meals, of the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. In early 1494, Sforza had become the official Duke of Milan and he wanted to enhance his stature as well as create a mausoleum for himself and his family, so he commissioned da Vinci, a famous artist at the time, to paint this popular religious scene on the wall of this monastery.

Sources:

Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper. (June 21, 2012). Retrieved from http://www.italianrenaissance.org/a-closer-look-leonardo-da-vincis-last-supper/

Issacson, W. (2017). The Last Supper. In Issacson, W, Leonardo da Vinci. (pp. 273-292). New York, NY: Simon & Schuster

Image Source:

Da Vinci, L. (1495). Study for the last supper. [Sketch]. Retrieved from https://www.leonardodavinci.net/study-for-the-last-supper-2.jsp