The Last Supper
Artist
Cornelis Antoniszoon
(Dutch, about 1505–after 1553)
Dateabout 1545
Mediumchiaroscuro woodcut on cream laid paper
Dimensions36.2 x 55.2 cm (sheet)
ClassificationsPrints
MarkingsWatermark: Foolscap (similar to Briquet 15720-15737)
Credit LineSarah C. Garver Fund
Object number1998.72
Label TextThe son and grandson of Amsterdam artists, Cornelis painted portraits, and produced woodcut maps, allegorical and satirical prints. This is based on a panel painting by Coecke so popular in its time that forty-five versions—done in the painter’s Brussels shop from 1527 to 1550—are known today. The composition reflects compositional methods and figure style that Coecke learned in Italy. He also adapted ideas from images of the Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael. Cornelis, an Italophile in his own right, added his own specific classicizing details.ProvenancePurchased from Lutz Riester, Freiburg, GERMANYOn View
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