Leonardo and the Last supper
By: Ross King
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: Walker & Company
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780802717054
Description: Tells the complete story of the creation of The Last Supper mural: the adversities suffered by the artist during its execution; the experimental techniques he employed; the models for Christ and the Apostles that he used; and the numerous personalities involved -- everyone from the Leonardo's young assistants to Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan who commissioned the work.