# The Last Supper [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ROSSELLI, Cosimo]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Fresco, 349 x 570 cm ## Commentary The fresco is from the cycle of the life of Christ in the Sistine Chapel, it is located in the sixth compartment on the north wall. This scene is not so eventful as the other frescoes of the cycle, but the highlighted chalice standing on the table in front of Christ emphasizes the fact that we are seeing the institution of the sacrament of the Eucharist and, accordingly, a symbol of the New Covenant between God and mankind. There are three "window" paintings in the background, the Christ Praying on the Mount of Olives, the Arrest of Christ and the Crucifixion. The latter two is the work of Biagio d'Antonio Tucci, a Florentine painter who assisted Cosimo Rosselli in the execution of the Last Supper. ## Related artworks - [Adoration of the Christ Child]() - [Crossing of the Red Sea]() - [Crucifixion with the Madonna and Saints]() - [Descent from Cross]() - [Madonna and Child with Angels]() - [Portrait of a Man]() - [Scene from the Life of St Filippo Benizzi]() - [Sermon on the Mount]() - [Tables of the Law with the Golden Calf]() - [The Last Supper \(detail\)]() - [The Last Supper \(detail\)]() - [The Last Supper \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()