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 LAST SUPPER By Daniele Grexpi, Brera, Milan ; canvas, H. 10 ft. G in. x 6 ft. 10 in. Christ has his baud on the shoulder of St. John ; two apostles iu foreground ; above, two angels with a banderol. By Gaudenzio Ferrari, S. M. clella Pas- sione, Milan; in chapel of left transept. St. John leans upon Christ's shoulder ; in back- ground, an open window with two boys looking in. By Eduard von Gcbhardt, National Gal- lery,' Berlin ; canvas, H. G ft. 5 in. x 9 ft. 11 in. ; signed, dated 1870. Christ seated in the centre of the table, with his left hand raised ; at his right, John inquiringly places his hands on the Saviour's arm ; on the other side, James, son of Alphaius, with his hand upon his mouth, looks searchingly at the Master ; Nathauael, risen from his seat, is standing behind him ; at the left, next to John, are sitting Simon Zelotes, Andrew, and James the son of Zebedee ; in the fore- ground right, Matthew trying to console the youthful Thomas, who hides his face iu his hands, weeping ; at the left Judas, look- ing down sadly ; next him the empty chair of Judas Iscariot, who has risen and, no- ticed only by Bartholomew, is leaving the room. Jordan (1885), i. 35. By Domenico Ghirlandajo, Convent of S. Marco, Florence ; fresco on wall. But little varied from an earlier fresco by him in the refectory of the Ogni Santi, Florence. By Giotto, S. M. dell' Arena, Padua ; fresco oil wall. One of same series as Last Judgment by Giotto. Another Last Supper (fresco) by Giotto in Convent of S. Croce, Florence. C. & C., Italy, i. 271 ; Larousse, iii. 702. By Hans Holbein, the younger, Basle Mu- seum. Shows influence of Da Vinci, but the head of Judas, which is decidedly vulgar, shows the painter's realistic tendency. A Last Supper by Holbein, the elder, part of an altarpiece completed in 1501 for the Do- minicans of Frankfort, is in the Stiidel Gal- lery, Frankfort Kugler (Crowe), i. 141, 203. By Vicente Joanes, Madrid Museum ; canvas, H. 4 ft, 2 in. x 6 ft. 3 in. Christ seated in middle before a long table, with St. Peter at his right and St. John at his left ; Judas leans on table, holding a purse in his hand. The masterpiece of the paint- er. Lithographed in Madrazo. Another Last Supper by Joanes in Cathedral of Va- lencia. Madrazo ; Larousse, iii. 704. By Juxttm of Ghent, Town Gallery, Urbino. In the middle of a church-like hall, with open doors, in front of a table, Christ stands with a plate in Ids left hand, bending to give the host to an apostle kneeling next to him ; behind the Saviour, three apostles kneeling ; behind the first apostle, at the left, the others partly kneeling, partly about to kneel, one disciple standing with a caudle in his hand, and St. John with a wine-flask, ready to till the chalice. On the opposite side of the table, Duke Frederic of Urbino, turning to the Venetian ambassador, Caterino Zeno ; behind the Duke, two younger men, one of whom is said to be Justus of Ghent. Painted for S. Agata, Urbino, in 1470-74. Forster, Denkmale, xi. iii. 9. By Lambert Lombard, Brussels Museum ; dated 1531. Christ seated midway at back of the table, Judas with the purse in front ; two dogs quarrel under the table ; a bas- ket with bread and fruit on the floor ; in background, a servant bearing two vases ; through a window, iii a landscape, the city of Jerusalem. Fetis, Cat. du Mus. royal, 130 ; E. Leroy sale (1857), 2,300 fr. By Murillo, S. M. la Blanca, Seville ; can- vas, arched, H. 8 ft. 8 in. x 8 ft. 8 in. Christ and the disciples seated at a square table, covered with a white cloth, on which is a candle, but neither dishes nor food ; a candelabrum on the wall in upper left-hand corner dimly lights the scene. If by Mu- jrillo, a very early work. Pouz, Viage, ix. 85 ; G. de Leon, i. 104 ; Curtis, 196. By school of Pentyino (?), S. Onofrio, set in front of a colonnade ; Christ seated in middle, with SS. James the less, Philip,
 * Florence ; fresco, figures life-size. Table