<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> (edit on Wikidata) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Last Supper (Italian: Il Cenacolo (il tʃeˈnaːkolo) or L'Ultima Cena (ˈlultima ˈtʃeːna)) is a late 15th - century mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci housed by the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan . It is one of the world's most recognizable paintings . </P> <P> The work is presumed to have been started around 1495--96 and was commissioned as part of a plan of renovations to the church and its convent buildings by Leonardo's patron Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan . The painting represents the scene of the Last Supper of Jesus with his apostles, as it is told in the Gospel of John, 13: 21 . Leonardo has depicted the consternation that occurred among the Twelve Disciples when Jesus announced that one of them would betray him . </P> <P> Due to the methods used, a variety of environmental factors, and intentional damage, very little of the original painting remains today despite numerous restoration attempts, the last being completed in 1999 . </P>

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