Last supper by Giampietrino

Giampietrino painted this Last Supper after Leonardo's famous Milan fresco around 1520, one of several copies he made of the composition that spread Leonardo's revolutionary composition throughout Europe and beyond. Leonardo's Last Supper of 1495–1498 had transformed the treatment of the subject, replacing the conventional row of disciples with a dramatically staged psychological narrative of revelation and response to Christ's announcement of betrayal. Giampietrino's version, painted in oil on canvas, preserves the composition in a state earlier than the severe deterioration of the original fresco, making it an important art historical document as well as an independent artistic achievement. His Leonardesque technique—careful tonal modeling, warm coloring, psychological differentiation of the figures—reflects his status as one of Leonardo's most skilled direct followers.

The panel shows the warm tonal palette and atmospheric depth characteristic of Venetian-influenced painting, with the rich glazes and soft modeling typical of the north Italian tradition.