The Sacrament of the Last Supper [SEP] creator
The Sacrament of the Last Supper
The Sacrament of the Last Supper is a painting by Salvador Dalí. Completed in 1955, after nine months of work, it remains one of his most popular compositions. Since its arrival at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. in 1955, it replaced Renoir's "A Girl with a Watering Can" as the most popular piece in the museum.
Background.
"The Sacrament of the Last Supper" was completed during Dalí's post-World War II era,
Altarpiece of the Holy Sacrament
Altarpiece of the Holy Sacrament or Triptych of the Last Supper is a 1464–1468 dated triptych attributed to Dieric Bouts, now reassembled and held at its location of origin at St. Peter's Church, Leuven.
Description.
The "Last Supper" is the theme of the central panel of the altarpiece, commissioned from Bouts by the Leuven Confraternity of the Holy Sacrament in 1464. All of the orthogonals in this composition display an understanding of linear perspective. The lines lead to a single vanishing point