What measures 15 feet × 29 ft and can be found in the back halls of a dining hall at the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy?
"The Last Supper (Leonardo da Vinci) The Last Supper ( or ""L'Ultima Cena"" ) is a late 15th-century mural painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci housed by the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy. It is one of the western world's most recognizable paintings. 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,"
"Santa Maria delle Grazie (Milan) Santa Maria delle grazie (""Holy Mary of Grace"") is a church and Dominican convent in Milan, northern Italy, included in the UNESCO World Heritage sites list. The church contains the mural of ""The Last Supper"" by Leonardo da Vinci, which is in the refectory of the convent. The Duke of Milan Francesco I Sforza ordered construction of a Dominican convent and a church at the site of a prior chapel dedicated to the Marian devotion of St Mary of the Graces. The main architect, Guiniforte Solari, designed the convent, which was completed by 1469. Construction"
"in the National Gallery, London in 2017, in the same room as a cast of the second version, drawings for it, and letter relating to it. Risen Christ (Michelangelo, Santa Maria sopra Minerva) The Risen Christ, ""Cristo della Minerva"" in Italian, also known as ""Christ the Redeemer"" or ""Christ Carrying the Cross"", is a marble sculpture by the Italy High Renaissance master Michelangelo, finished in 1521. It is in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome, to the left of the main altar. The work was commissioned in June 1514, by the Roman patrician Metello Vari, who stipulated"
"Madonna of the Stairs (Correggio) The Madonna of the Stairs (""Madonna della Scala"") is a fresco fragment (196 by 141 cm) by Correggio, dating to around 1522-1523 and now in the Galleria Nazionale di Parma. It was originally part of a fresco on the internal facade of the east gate of Parma, known as the San Michele gate and the start of the route to Reggio Emilia. It was seen there and praised by Vasari. When the walls were upgraded pope Paul III in 1555, the gatehouse was demolished and the fresco was detached from the wall and moved to"
"1968 removed arbitrary additions to the work. Madonna of the Stairs (Correggio) The Madonna of the Stairs (""Madonna della Scala"") is a fresco fragment (196 by 141 cm) by Correggio, dating to around 1522-1523 and now in the Galleria Nazionale di Parma. It was originally part of a fresco on the internal facade of the east gate of Parma, known as the San Michele gate and the start of the route to Reggio Emilia. It was seen there and praised by Vasari. When the walls were upgraded pope Paul III in 1555, the gatehouse was demolished and the fresco was"
"on a pomegranate tree, an eagle, two peacocks on a tree and two gryphons. In the Crypt of Tears below, rebuilt after the devastation of World War II, are remains of ancient structures. The presbytery's arms house, in the northern aisles, the sepulchre of Blessed Girolamo Ginelli (d. 1506), made in 1509 by Giovanni Dalmata. The northern transept houses the Madonna Chapel, with a lavishly decorated niche designed by Luigi Vanvitelli in 1739, which is the site of a venerated 17th century image of the Madonna. Under the chapel is a crypt with the remains of Saint Cyriacus of Ancona"
"to him. These never-ending adjustments of the pro-authenticity arguments may have led some to extrapolate to such a degree, according to Rinaldi. Manoppello Image The Manoppello Image is an image of a face, often supposed to be Jesus, on a cloth (17.5 cm wide and 24 cm high) that is stored in a church in the village of Manoppello, Italy. The church, known as Santuario del Volto Santo, is part of a monastery belonging to Capuchin friars. There have been claims that the cloth is the Veil of Veronica. According to local tradition, an anonymous pilgrim arrived in Manopello in"
"Madonna of the Rose (Orsanmichele) The Madonna of the Rose (Italian - ""Madonna della Rosa"") is a 2.2 metre high marble sculpture of the Madonna and Child enthroned, with the Child trying to take a bunch of rosa canina from his mother's hand. It forms part of a cycle of fourteen sculptures of the patron saints of the guilds of Florence on the external niches of the Orsanmichele church. No documents survive to precisely date it, leading to several theories and attributions. Most art historians attribute it to Pietro di Giovanni Tedesco, a German or Flemish sculptor active in Florence"
"was originally erected in 1387, with a height of some 70 meters. In 1662 a clock was added, the structure reaching 90 meters. After the destruction of 1693 it was rebuilt, with the addition of a 7.5 t bell, the third largest in Italy after those in St. Peter's Basilica and in Milan Cathedral. The parvise is accessed through a marble façade culminating in a wrought iron ... decorated with 10 bronze statues of saints. The parvise is separated from the cathedral square by a balustrade in white stone, featuring five large statues of saints in Carrara marble. The cathedral"
"Cathedral has thick and strong walls made of mamposteria (rubblework) of 3 varas; it’s crucero measures 73.91 meters in length and its sacristy 17.67 meters in width with the interior part having 12.35 meters in length and its front walls with 21.36. The roofing is made of clay tiles; there is also a spacious sacristy which keeps paintings of the Bishops of the Diocese and a wide ante-sacristy with a room on the upper portion where the religious vessels are kept. Its belfry is also made of mamposteria in three levels reaching 28 meters in height and decorated with a"
"enclosed walkway that was later destroyed. The interior is enclosed by a wide barrel vault, with a single nave. The nave is dominated by an ornamental marble stair rising between two pulpits, with statues by Tullio Lombardo, Alessandro Vittoria and Niccolò di Pietro. The vaulted ceiling is divided into fifty coffers decorated with paintings of prophets, a work by Girolamo Pennacchi's contemporaries, Vincenzo dalle Destre and Lattanzio da Rimini. Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Venice Santa Maria dei Miracoli is a church in the sestiere of Cannaregio, in Venice, Italy. Also known as the ""marble church"", it is one of the"
"unconventional approach."" Several famous relics of disputed authenticity are housed in the ""Cappella delle Reliquie"", built in 1930 by architect Florestano Di Fausto, including part of the ""Elogium"" or Titulus Crucis, i.e. the panel which was hung on Christ's Cross (generally either ignored by scholars or considered to be a mediaeval forgery); two thorns of the Crown of Thorns; part of a nail; and three small wooden pieces of the True Cross. A much larger piece of the True Cross was taken from the Basilica on the instructions of Pope Urban VIII in 1629 to St. Peter's Basilica, where it"
"Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Venice Santa Maria dei Miracoli is a church in the sestiere of Cannaregio, in Venice, Italy. Also known as the ""marble church"", it is one of the best examples of the early Venetian Renaissance including colored marble, a false colonnade on the exterior walls (pilasters), and a semicircular pediment. The organisation ""Save Venice"" restored the church over a period of ten years, from 1987 to 1997 (they had estimated as period of two years). The marble cladding contained 14 percent of salts, and was on the point of bursting. All marble cladding was removed, and cleaned"
"Manoppello Image The Manoppello Image is an image of a face, often supposed to be Jesus, on a cloth (17.5 cm wide and 24 cm high) that is stored in a church in the village of Manoppello, Italy. The church, known as Santuario del Volto Santo, is part of a monastery belonging to Capuchin friars. There have been claims that the cloth is the Veil of Veronica. According to local tradition, an anonymous pilgrim arrived in Manopello in 1508 with the cloth wrapped in a package. The pilgrim gave the package to Dr. Giacomo Antonio Leonelli, who was sitting on"
"a depth of perspective. This is reminiscent of the floor in the side aisle of St. John Lateran Cathedral in Rome, Italy. This Trompe l'oeil style is used around the floor of the Tablernacle, under the ciborium and also on the back of the presidential chairs in the sanctuary. The Cathedral also houses 14 stunning 3/4 bas relief Stations of the Cross carved in Italy using Cararra white marble. This is the same marble Michelangelo used to carve the Pieta in St. Peter's basilica, Rome. Beneath the main church, as accessed by a side door next to the rectory is"
"characteristic of Gothic architecture. The church has a height of 7.3 metres and a width of 5.2 metres. The interior of the church consists of four pointed arches typical of medieval churches. The arch closest to the altar has the remains of a Rood screen. The church has one altar and includes a painting of the Annunciation above it. It was painted by Renè Sacco in 2003. The church also has a number of tombs. Also beside the church a number of graves were discovered. Archaeologists from the University of Malta and of Oxford discovered a number of medieval coins"
"Medici Madonna The Medici Madonna is a marble sculpture carved by Italian Renaissance master Michelangelo Buonarroti that measures about 88.98 inches (226 cm) in height. Dating from 1521–1534 the sculpture is a piece of the altar decoration of the ""Sagrestia Nuova"" in the Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence. The work, according to Michelangelo's letters and other documents, was one of the first works begun for the decoration of the ""Sagrestia Vecchia"" (Old Sacristy), as early as 1521. In 1526 it was still incomplete and in 1534, when Michelangelo moved to Rome, it was left in the current unfinished state and"
"and passionate Christian beliefs. The Sistine Chapel is 40.9 metres long and 14 metres wide. The ceiling rises to 13.4 metres above the main floor of the chapel. The vault is of quite a complex design and it is unlikely that it was originally intended to have such elaborate decoration. Pier Matteo d'Amelia provided a plan for its decoration with the architectural elements picked out and the ceiling painted blue and dotted with gold stars, similar to that of the Arena Chapel decorated by Giotto at Padua. The chapel walls have three horizontal tiers with six windows in the upper"
"and still remains contentious (see Dormition and Assumption of Mary entries); hence, it was not surprising that the Discalced Carmelites, who then and now use this church, suspected Caravaggio's version had lacked decorum, and perhaps edged into heresy. San Giuseppe Hall houses a collection by Tito Sarrocchi. Santa Maria della Scala Santa Maria della Scala (Italian: Holy Mary of the Staircase) is a titular church in Rome, Italy, located in the Trastevere rione. Cardinal Ernest Simoni took possession of the titular church on February 11, 2017. The church was built between 1593 and 1610 to honor a miraculous icon of"
"of Sorrows in the center, who is surrounded by the Virgin and Sts. John, George, Mark, Peter, and Nicholas. The bottom plank shows narratives of Life, Martyrdom, Burial, and Translation of St Mark. The wooden panels were opened to the public during liturgies only. In the 15th century, Veneziano's ""exterior"" altarpiece was replaced by a wooden panel which remains today, though the Pala is now always open. The altarpiece is 3 meters (9.8 ft) wide by 2 meters (6.6 ft) tall. It is made of gold and silver, 187 enamel plaques, and 1,927 gems. These include 526 pearls, 330 garnets,"
"the pediment are the sculptured arms of Pope Pius XI, while on the pilasters in the angles are statues of the Four Evangelists. To the south of the church, in an isolated position, stands the tall campanile, built on a square groundplan, also with alternating bands of tuff and travertine. The bell chamber at the top contains three bells and on each side has a window with a single opening. Above the bell chamber stands a marble replica of the ""Madonnina"" on top of Milan Cathedral. The cathedral interior consists of a single-aisled nave with four chapels to each side."
"the Museo di Orsanmichele, although a copy fills its original external niche, which had been used from 1858 to for ""Saint George"" by Donatello. It was restored in 1996, revealing it had possibly originally been painted. Madonna of the Rose (Orsanmichele) The Madonna of the Rose (Italian - ""Madonna della Rosa"") is a 2.2 metre high marble sculpture of the Madonna and Child enthroned, with the Child trying to take a bunch of rosa canina from his mother's hand. It forms part of a cycle of fourteen sculptures of the patron saints of the guilds of Florence on the external"
"fact shaped in a way that may resemble a part of a bridle. It is preserved in the apse of the Cathedral, in a case inside a tabernacle, about 45 m above the ground. By chance, the rite is not named after the relic; rather, it owes its name to the Nivola (/'ni-ula/, Lombard for ""cloud""), a sort of lift shaped like a cloud, that is used during the rite by the Archbishop to reach the tabernacle of the Holy Nail. This Nivola itself dates back at least to the 16th century, and its design or realization are sometimes credited"
"hand-addressed by volunteers, gathered around a members’ dining table at home; fundraising efforts included sales of art, particularly paintings and works on paper, many taken from the walls of the McAndrews’ or their friends’ houses. Restoration projects ranged in scope and expense. Early conservation treatments could be as small as the repair of a damaged 15th-century map or as monumental as the restoration of Tintoretto’s huge ""Paradise"" in the Sala del Maggior Consiglio in the Palazzo Ducale (a canvas measuring 74 feet wide). Some altarpieces in churches and pictures in palaces had never been cleaned and were barely visible beneath"
"Milan Cathedral Milan Cathedral ( ; Lombard: """" ) is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Dedicated to St Mary of the Nativity (""Santa Maria Nascente""), it is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan, currently Archbishop Mario Delpini. The cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete. It is the largest church in Italy (the larger St. Peter's Basilica is in the State of Vatican City), the third largest in Europe and the fourth largest in the world. Milan's layout, with streets either radiating from the Duomo or circling it, reveals that the Duomo occupies what was the most"
"denial. The church of the Crucifix is of Lombard origin and dates back to the 8th century: it consists of a single nave with a trussed vault and a raised presbytery on the crypt. In the nave, on the left, there is the XVIII century statuary complex of the Compianto sul Cristo morto by Angelo Gabriello Piò [3]. At the center of the presbytery, remodeled in the seventeenth century, which is accessed via a staircase, is the Crucifix, the work of Simone dei Crocifissi dating back to about 1380. On the walls there are 15th century frescoes with the Martyrdom"
"Milan Cathedral and the Sforza Castle. The tower, approximately 100 metres tall, has a peculiar and characteristic mushroom-like shape. It stands out in the city skyline, made of domes, buildings and other towers. Its structure recalls the Lombard tradition, made of medieval fortresses and towers, each having a massive profile. In such fortresses, the lower parts were always narrower, while the higher parts propped up by wooden boards or stone beams. As a consequence, the shape of this building is the result of a modern interpretation of the typical Italian medieval castle. At the same time, BBPR in this building"
"that a 15th-century fresco inside was insulting to Islam. The fresco, painted by Giovanni da Modena, depicts Muhammad in Hell being devoured by demons. San Petronio Basilica The Basilica of San Petronio is the main church of Bologna, Emilia Romagna, northern Italy. It dominates Piazza Maggiore. It is the tenth-largest church in the world by volume, 132 metres long and 66 metres wide, while the vault reaches 45 metres inside and 51 metres in the facade. With its volume of 258,000 m³, it is the largest (Gothic or otherwise) church built of bricks in the world. The basilica is dedicated"
"are crowned, and Charles is represented in full armor and wearing the decoration of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The altarpiece of the large chapel in the southern aisle enshrines the most celebrated art treasure of the church—a white marble sculpture of the Madonna and Child created by Michelangelo around 1504. Probably meant originally for Siena Cathedral, it was purchased in Italy by two Brugean merchants, the brothers Jan and Alexander Mouscron, and in 1514 donated to its present home. The sculpture was twice recovered after being looted by foreign occupiers—French revolutionaries c. 1794 and Nazi Germans in 1944."
"Scrovegni Chapel The Scrovegni Chapel (, also known as the Arena Chapel), is a small church, adjacent to the Augustinian monastery, the ""Monastero degli Eremitani"" in Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. The chapel and monastery are now part of the complex of the Museo Civico of Padua. The chapel contains a fresco cycle by Giotto, completed about 1305 and considered to be an important masterpiece of Western art. Giotto and his team covered all the internal surfaces of chapel with frescos, including the walls and the ceiling. The nave is 20.88 metres long, 8.41 metres wide, and 12.65 metres high."
"were often attached to them: Scala Sancta The (, ) are a set of 28 white marble steps that are Roman Catholic relics located in an edifice on extraterritorial property of the Holy See in Rome, Italy proximate to the Archbasilica of St. John in Laterano. Officially, the edifice is titled the Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs (Pontificio Santuario della Scala Santa). The Holy Stairs, which long ago were encased in a protective framework of wooden steps, are in an edifice that incorporates part of the old, Papal Lateran Palace. The Holy Stairs lead to the Church of St."
"tell, when occasion is granted me to speak.<br> Q. What is the picture to which you have been referring?<br> A. It is the picture which represents the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with His disciples in the house of Simon.<br> Q. Where is this picture?<br> A. In the refectory of the monks of San Giovanni e Paolo.<br> Q. Is it painted in fresco or on wood or on canvas?<br> A. It is on canvas.<br> Q. How many feet does it measure in height?<br> A. It may measure seventeen feet.<br> Q. And in breadth?<br> A. About thirty-nine.<br> Q. How many have"
"woman; they signify Day and Night and, in conjunction, Time which devours all things… And in order to signify Time he planned to make a mouse, having left a bit of marble upon the work (which [plan] he subsequently did not carry out because he was prevented by circumstances), because this little animal ceaselessly gnaws and consumes just as time devours everything”. A concealed corridor with drawings on the walls by Michelangelo was discovered under the New Sacristy in 1976. The octagonal ""Cappella dei Principi"" surmounted by a tall dome, 59 m. high, is the distinguishing feature of San Lorenzo"