Visit Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, The Last Supper (in Italian, Cenacolo Vinciano). In the refectory of the 15th century Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, is located Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper, one of the greatest masterpieces in the history of art.
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Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper (“Cenacolo” in Italian), one of the greatest masterpieces in the history of art is located in the refectory of the 15th century church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. WeekendinItaly.com brings you access to guaranteed.
Reservations are compulsory for all types of tickets. The visits last 15 minutes for a maximum number of 18 people at a time.
Entrance times:
- From Tuesday to Saturday from 9:45 am to 7:00 pm (last entry at 6:45 pm)
- On Sunday the museum is open from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm (last entry is at 6:45 pm)
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Once the order is complete, please write an email indicating the names and surnames of all participants of the group, to the address [email protected]. The omission of the requested data in the indicated modality could result in the cancellation of the order
It’s mandatory to show up at the museum’s ticket counter 15 minutes before the start of the visit, otherwise we cannot guarantee your access to the museum.
Cancellation Policy:
- Once confirmed, the visit cannot be cancelled, modified or refunded.
Introduction
The reservation must be made at least 7 days in advance.
In order to prevent ticket scalping or touting, tickets for the Last Supper must be bought in a package together with another product or service.
Reservation required.
The protection of Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece requires optimum environmental conditions, obtained through the treatment of air, as well as special procedures for visitors’ access, admitted in groups of 25/30 at a time, with a visit duration of 15 minutes.
Before placing the order, please read the order information carefully.
Opening Hours:
- From Tuesday to Sunday from 8:15 am to 7:00 pm, with continuous hours (last admission at 6:45 pm).
- Closed every Monday and on January 1, May 1, December 25.
Directions:
The Last Supper of Santa Maria delle Grazie is located in Piazza Santa Maria delle Grazie 2, on Corso Magenta in Milan, next to the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie.
Public Transport:
- Tram 18-24: Stop “Magenta - Santa Maria delle Grazie”
- Subway MM1: “Conciliazione” stop or “Cadorna”
- Subway MM2: “Cadorna” stop
Before You Book
PLEASE READ - IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Immediately after submitting your order, you will receive an email with your order summary and an email confirming your successful payment. A confirmation email with links to the vouchers will be sent one business day after you place your order (Monday afternoon for orders submitted on Friday and during the weekend). Please make sure that your anti-spam filter does not block automatic emails from [email protected]. Special attention is requested from AOL, Comcast and Sbcglobal.net users. The vouchers will also be available, one working day after the request, in your reserved account area on WeekendinItaly.com.The time you select on the order form is your preferred time. The museum will automatically confirm the closest available time, which can be any time during opening hours on the selected date, if your preferred time is no longer available.
Due to the quantity of requests, your order IS CONFIRMED ONLY AFTER you receive the confirmation voucher, one business day after placing your order.
IMPORTANT: the availability of tickets is not the same for all the combo packages. If you don't find availability for the desired date for this combo, please check the other combo packages too.
Reservations must be made with a minimum of 7 days notice.
Extensive measures have been implemented to protect the Last Supper fresco from further exposure. To ensure that the fresco be kept at room temperature, since restoration the visitor intake has been restricted to a group of 25 admitted.
Cancellation Policy
Once the visit is confirmed, you can not cancel or modify.
Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper
One of the greatest masterpieces in the history of art is located in the refectory of the 15th century church of Santa Maria delle Grazie: Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper. The building of the magnificent Renaissance church and the attached refectory were commissioned by Ludovico il Moro in 1463.
Duke Ludovico il Moro chose the Dominican church of Santa Maria delle Grazie as the mausoleum for himself and his family. For this purpose, he commissioned architect Donato Bramante with the construction of a monumental chancel topped by a decorated dome.
Work on the project began in 1492. Bramante also designed the marble doorway, the old sacristy and the charmingly named small cloister "of the frogs." Lombard Renaissance masters including Butinone, Zenale and Gaudenzio Ferrari decorated the interior with frescoes. Leonardo da Vinci was commissioned during this time (1494) to create a fresco for the north wall of the refectory. Leonardo completed the Last Supper in 1498, one year before the French seized Milan and ended the grandiose funerary projects of Ludovico il Moro.
The painting illustrates one of the most intense emotional moments of the New Testament. While the Last Supper is a typical subject chosen for the decoration of many a refectory, Leonardo chose to capture the moment immediately after Christ's announcement that one of his apostles would betray him.
The scene is set in a room with a coffered ceiling whose walls are decorated with tapestries (this portion of the fresco has not been cleaned). Three windows open onto a landscape in the background.
Light from a seemingly natural source shines on the scene from the left, allowing Leonardo to reproduce the phenomena that he observed in nature: just as the waves spread in circles when a pebble is dropped in water, so does the effect of Christ's words reach the apostles.
Because of the experimental technique the great master adopted to paint it, Leonardo's Last Supper showed signs of decay soon after its creation. Leonardo chose to use tempera on a gesso base instead of the usual "a buon fresco" method, rendering the paint unstable. Its condition was made worse by continuous attempts to touch it up and consolidate it over the next few centuries.
Fortunately The Last Supper, together with the Crucifixion fresco by Montorfano on the opposite wall survived even the World War II bombings that destroyed the rest of the refectory.
The last restoration took over 20 years and was completed in 1999. It succeeded in recovering original parts of Leonardo's masterpiece, and although the fresco is fragmentary, it is finally possible to experience its true beauty.