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Altarpiece by Grão Vasco Fernandes
Last Supper
Portuguese: Última Ceia ou Instituição da Sagrada Eucaristia
ArtistGrão Vasco
Year1535
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions151 cm × 201.5 cm (59 in × 79.3 in)
LocationGrão Vasco Museum, Viseu

The Last Supper (Portuguese: Última Ceia ou Instituição da Sagrada Eucaristia) is an altarpiece by Grão Vasco Fernandes, from 1535.

Description

The painting is an oil on canvas with overall dimensions of 151 x 201.5 centimeters. It is in the collection of the Grão Vasco Museum, in Viseu.

Analysis

The triptych from the chapel of Santa Marta, of the ancient Archbishop's Palace at Fontelo, shows the Last Supper, with Judas leaving on the left panel.

It was selected as one of the ten most important artistic works in Portugal by the Europeana project.

Sources

References

  1. "MatrizNet". Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. Building reconstructed and now is the Dão Wine Manor house
  3. Localization by GoogleMaps
  4. "The Last Supper - Grão Vasco". www.europeana.eu.
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