The Last Supper

Title

The Last Supper

Draughtsman

• Andrea Sacchi ?

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• gouache
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• Roman

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert unten links (von fremder Hand?, mit der Feder in Braun): Andrea Sacchi; darüber in der Darstellung am Gewandsaum des links im Vordergrund sitzenden Apostels (von fremder Hand?, mit der Feder in Braun): [unleserlich]

Captions Added Later

Unten rechts nicht identifizierter Trockenstempel; verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Lilie in einem Kreis [Montierungsbogen]

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1908

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Twelve Apostles

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 26,17-29
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 14,12-26
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 22,14-20
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 13,21-30

Primary

• 73D244(+31) institution of the Eucharist, i.e. Christ showing or blessing bread (host) and/or wine (Matthew 26:26-27; Mark 14:22-23; Luke 22:19-20; John 13:26; 1 Corinthians 11:23-25) (+ angel(s) floating in the air)
• 11Q7155(+0) incense used in the church (+ variant)

Alternative Attribution

• Pietro Antonio de Pietri draughtsman; by note on mount
• Andrea Sacchi draughtsman; declined, by note on mount