The Last Supper
by Juan de Juanes, 1560
Artwork Details
Details
- Year
- 1560
- Medium
- Oil on panel
- Size
- 116 cm × 191 cm
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Juan de Juanes executed this Renaissance work around 1560 for the high altar of San Esteban church in Valencia. The composition adapts Leonardo da Vinci's famous Milan fresco, but Juanes softened the figures in a manner closer to Raphael. Each apostle reacts expressively to Christ's announcement of betrayal.
The most notable detail is the chalice: Juanes depicted the actual Holy Chalice of Valencia Cathedral, believed by some to be the Holy Grail used at the original Last Supper. Alfonso V of Aragon had given it to the cathedral from the royal collection. Juanes was the dominant painter in mid-16th-century Valencia, dedicating his career to religious iconography during an era of intense Counter-Reformation fervor. The painting measures 116 x 191 cm, oil on panel, and hangs at the Museo del Prado in Madrid.
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About The Last Supper
Juanes painted the actual Holy Chalice of Valencia Cathedral, believed by some to be the Holy Grail. Alfonso V of Aragon gave it to the cathedral from the royal collection.
This version hangs at the Museo del Prado in Madrid. Juanes painted it for the high altar of San Esteban church in Valencia.
Juanes borrowed Leonardo's composition but softened the figures in a style closer to Raphael. The apostles' emotional reactions are more subdued than Leonardo's dramatic gestures.
Juanes was the most important painter in 16th-century Valencia, devoted entirely to religious subjects. He worked during the Counter-Reformation's height of Catholic fervor.
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