Last Supper scenes
by Domenico GHIRLANDAIO

Ghirlandaio painted the scene of the Last Supper on several occasions within the space of a few years. In all three works of his that still remain (in the abbey of San Michele Arcangelo a Passignano in Tavernelle Val di Pesa, near Florence, in the Ognissanti in Florence, and in the San Marco, Florence), the basic arrangement is the same as that in the fresco by Andrea del Castagno in the Florentine Cenacolo di Sant'Apollonia dating from about 1450. The disciples are sitting at a long table in front of a rear wall that runs parallel to the picture plan. Christ is sitting in the centre, and His favourite disciple John is leaning sadly against Him. To the right of Christ, in the place of honour, is the chief Apostle, Peter. Judas the traitor is the only one to be separated from the others: he is seated in front of the table.

Preview Picture Data File Info Comment
Last Supper
1476
Fresco
Abbazia di San Michele Arcangelo a Passignano, Tavernelle Val di Pesa

1472*602
True Color
165 Kb



Last Supper
1480
Fresco, 400 x 880 cm
Ognissanti, Florence

1373*750
True Color
185 Kb



Last Supper (detail)
1480
Fresco
Ognissanti, Florence

860*950
True Color
171 Kb



Last Supper (detail)
1480
Fresco
Ognissanti, Florence

851*939
True Color
175 Kb



Last Supper (detail)
1480
Fresco
Ognissanti, Florence

1230*684
True Color
182 Kb



Last Supper (detail)
1480
Fresco
Ognissanti, Florence

865*1000
True Color
191 Kb



Last Supper
c. 1486
Fresco, 400 x 800 cm
San Marco, Florence

1184*930
True Color
191 Kb



Last Supper (detail)
c. 1486
Fresco
San Marco, Florence

912*1050
True Color
169 Kb



Last Supper (detail)
c. 1486
Fresco
San Marco, Florence

1113*900
True Color
193 Kb




Summary of works by Ghirlandaio
1. Early works (1471-73)
2. Stories of St Fina at San Gimignano (1473-75)
3. Frescoes in Florence and Rome (1480-84)
4. Last Supper scenes
5. Decoration of the Sassetti Chapel (1482-85)
6. Frescoes in the Tornabuoni Chapel (1486-89)
7. Panel paintings
8. Adoration of the Magi (1488)
9. Drawings