The Last Supper
Medium
Engraving; copy
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 13 11/16 × 21 5/16 in. (34.7 × 54.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
Accession Number
47.100.801
Tags
ApostlesJesusLast SupperDogs
About the Artist
Antonio Lafreri|Gaspare Osello|Giorgio Ghisi|Lambert Lombard · 1507–1577
Antonio Lafreri, born Antoine du Pérac Lafréry around 1512 in Orgelet in the County of Burgundy (modern-day France), emerged as one of the most influential print publishers of the 16th century after settling in Rome around 1540. His early life and training remain sparsely documented, with no records of specific teachers or art schools; he arrived in the Eternal City as an engraver, producing works...