Santa Maria delle grazie ( Milan ) - wikipedia Santa Maria delle grazie ( Milan ) Church of Holy Mary of Grace Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie Holy Mary 's facade, in the background its dome, made by Bramante Basic information Location Milan, Italy Geographic coordinates 45 ° 27 ′ 57 '' N 9 ° 10 ′ 16 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 45.46583 ° N 9.17111 ° E ﻿ / 45.46583 ; 9.17111 Coordinates : 45 ° 27 ′ 57 '' N 9 ° 10 ′ 16 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 45.46583 ° N 9.17111 ° E ﻿ / 45.46583 ; 9.17111 Affiliation Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Province Archdiocese of Milan Architectural description Architect ( s ) Guiniforte Solari Donato Bramante Architectural type Church Architectural style Gothic ( Nave ) Renaissance ( Apse and Dome ) Groundbreaking 1463 Completed 1497 UNESCO World Heritage Site Official name : Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with `` The Last Supper '' by Leonardo da Vinci Type Cultural Criteria i, ii, Designated 1980 ( 4th session ) Reference no. 93 State Party Italy Region Europe and North America 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. Contents 1 History 2 World War II 3 Contemporary 4 See also 5 References 6 Sources 7 External links History The Gothic nave. 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 of the church took decades. Duke Ludovico Sforza decided to have the church serve as the Sforza family burial site, and rebuilt the cloister and the apse, both completed after 1490. Ludovico 's wife Beatrice was buried in the church in 1497. Results of the Allied raid in 1943. The design of the apse of the church has been attributed to Donato Bramante, who at the time was in the service of the Duchy ; however, there is scant documentary evidence linking Bramante to this church. His name is inscribed in a piece of marble in the church vaults delivered in 1494. Some documents though mention the name Amadeo, likely Giovanni Antonio Amadeo. Similarities between this church and Amadeo 's design for Santa Maria alla Fontana make this attribution more likely. In 1543, the Titian altarpiece depicting the Christ receives the Crown of Thorns was installed in the Chapel of Holy Crown, located on the right of the nave. The painting, looted by French troops in 1797, it is now in the Louvre. This chapel is frescoed with Stories of the Passion by Gaudenzio Ferrari. In the small cloister adjacent to the tribune near the door that leads to the sacristy is a fresco by Bramantino. The church also contained frescoes depicting the Resurrection and Passion by Bernardo Zenale. World War II During World War II, on the night of 15 August 1943, an allied aerial bombardment hit the church and the convent. Much of the refectory was destroyed, but some walls survived, including the one that holds The Last Supper, which had been sand - bagged in order to protect it. Some preservation works are done to maintain it for the future. It is believed that the current and future preservation works will keep the painting safe for many centuries to come. Contemporary Nowadays the Sacrestia vecchia, or the Old Sacristy, designed and constructed by Donato Bramante, is the seat of a Dominican Cultural Centre ( Centro Culturale alle Grazie ), in which the brethren organize and host conferences on various themes pertaining to spirituality, philosophy, art, literature and sociology, in addition to musical concerts and artistic exhibitions. See also Roman Catholic Marian churches References Jump up ^ Cited in the Italian Wikipedia entry Jump up ^ Boni, Filippo de ' ( 1852 ). Biografia degli artisti ovvero dizionario della vita e delle opere dei pittori, degli scultori, degli intagliatori, dei tipografi e dei musici di ogni nazione che fiorirono da'tempi più remoti sino á nostri giorni. Seconda Edizione... Venice ; Googlebooks : Presso Andrea Santini e Figlio. p. 1104. Sources Milano. Italian Touring Club. 2003. ISBN 88 - 365 - 2766 - 3. Lòpez, Guido ( 2002 ). I Signori di Milano. Rome : Newton & Compton. ISBN 88 - 8289 - 951 - 9. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to : Santa Maria delle Grazie ( Milan ) ( category ) Official website ( in Italian ) Tourism in Milan Religious sites Cathedral Milan Cathedral Basilica di Santa Tecla Basilicas S Ambrogio S Calimero S Carlo al Corso S. Eustorgio Portinari Chapel S. Lorenzo S. Marco S. Maria delle Grazie The Last Supper ( Leonardo da Vinci ) S. Maria della Passione S. Nazaro in Brolo S. Simpliciano S. Stefano Maggiore S. Vincenzo in Prato S. Vittore al Corpo Churches Sant'Angelo S. 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Question: who painted the last supper for the convent of santa maria delle grazie in milan
Answer: Leonardo da Vinci