The Last Supper

Title

The Last Supper

Draughtsman

• Pieter Coecke van Aelst

Verso

Halbfigur nach links, ungedeutete Skizze sowie Notizen

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance
• Northern European Mannerism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• chalk
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• pencil drawing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• Flemish

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• presentation design?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert unten rechts (mit der Feder in Schwarz): P. Koek. v[...] Aelst

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

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 22,14-39
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 13,21-30

Primary

• 73D244 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)
• 41C38 laid table as still life

Secondary

• 41C122 pouring