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Last Supper: Most famous dinner party of all time. Final meal of Jesus . No firsthand reports of the Last Supper. Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519 ) . Moment of betrayal. Santa Maria delle Grazie. restored. seder. Elaborating historical texts .
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Moment of betrayal Santa Maria delle Grazie restored
tablecloth was “so cunningly depicted that the linen itself could not look more realistic”
Restoration:fresh insights into nearly every section of the composition
“Honey, don’t forget the bag of oranges and some eels!”:Leonardo’s grocery receipts
Downplay transubstantiation (the moment when Christ transforms bread and wine into the Eucharist) in order to concentrate on His surprising announcement of apostolic betrayal