Renaissance church with a refined Gothic interior that houses the Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci.
The church of Santa Maria delle Grazie is a basilica and sanctuary located in Milan, belonging to the Dominican Order and belonging to the parish of San Vittore al Corpo.
The architecture of the tribune, built between 1492 and 1493 at the behest of the Duke of Milan Ludovico il Moro as a mausoleum for his family, constitutes one of the highest achievements of the Renaissance in northern Italy.
It was the second Italian site after the rock carvings in Valcamonica to be classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, along with the fresco of the Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci which is located in the convent refectory (owned by the Municipality of Milan).
Opening date: 1497
Architectural styles: Gothic architecture - Renaissance architecture
The figure of Tommaso, immediately to the left of Jesus with the finger pointing upwards, is anatomically disproportionate, with an arm too long, and appears to be placed in the only space available in a somewhat fake manner. According to recent discoveries on the preparatory drawings of the work in fact, Leonardo, to remember all the names of the apostles had had to pin them under each figure, so it is assumed that the artist had forgotten to insert the apostle, and that he had to run back .
Santa Maria delle Grazie
Address: Piazza di Santa Maria delle Grazie
Phone: 02 467 6111
Site:
http://legraziemilano.it/Location inserted by
Paola Bonometti