The Last Supper
Medium
Engraving; second state of four (BLL)
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 13 3/4 in. × 21 in. (34.9 × 53.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1958
Accession Number
58.642.10
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Last Supper*, a 1551 engraving created through the collaboration of three Northern Renaissance talents: designed by Flemish painter Lambert Lombard, expertly engraved by Italian master Giorgio Ghisi, and by Antwerp printmaker Hieronymus Cock Measuring 13¾ × 21 inches (trimmed), this second state of four—from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Elisha Whittelsey Collection—captures the biblical scene of Jesus and the Apostles in a moment of solemn communion, enriched with charming details like dogs at their feet, a nod to everyday Flemish life amid sacred narrative. Engravings like th...
About the Artist
Giorgio Ghisi|Lambert Lombard|Hieronymus Cock · 1520–1582
Giorgio Ghisi (c. 1520–1582) was one of the most accomplished engravers of the Italian Renaissance, renowned for translating the monumental compositions of Raphael, Giulio Romano, and Michelangelo into the exacting medium of the burin. Born in Mantua, he trained in an environment shaped by the legacy of Giulio Romano's decoration of the Palazzo del Te, and the grandeur of that Mannerist tradition ...