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The Last Supper

Based on a fresco by Livio Agresti da Forlì Italian
1582
Not on view
The little-studied class of objects to which this repoussé relief belongs may have been developed as an aftereffect of copperplate engraving. The image's source is a Mannerist fresco by Livio Agresti in the Oratorio di Santa Lucia del Gonfalone, Rome, that was disseminated in an engraving of 1578 by Cornelis Cort. Glimpsed through the twisted columns is a vignette of Christ washing Saint Peter's feet. Our artisan further activated the composition with torch-bearing angels at the top and with the florid patterning of the figures' draperies.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Last Supper
  • Artist: Based on a fresco by Livio Agresti da Forlì (Italian, active Rome, ca. 1550–80 Forlì)
  • Date: 1582
  • Culture: Italian, Rome
  • Medium: Copper
  • Dimensions: Overall: 25 3/4 × 17 3/8 in. (65.4 × 44.1 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Copper
  • Credit Line: Gift of Lois and Anthony Blumka, in memory of Victoria Blumka Nasatir Goldberg, 1991
  • Object Number: 1991.413
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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