milan.
The
Monastry of the Dominicans.
In the Refectory over a very
high Door, is the famous Picture of the Last Supper, Figures as big as the
Life; it is excessively ruin’d, and all the Apostles on the Right-hand of the Christ are entirely defaced; the Christ and those on is Left hand appear
pretty plain, but the Colours are quite faded, and in several Places only the
bare Wall is left; That which is next but one to the Christ is the best preserved, (he that crosses is Hands upon his
Breast) and has a marvellous Expression, much stronger than I have seen in any
of the Drawings. Armenini (who wrote
about the Year 1580) says, this Pictures was half spoil’d in his time. That
Story of the Head of the Christ being
left unfinish’d, Lionardo conceiving
it impossible for him to reach his Own Idea is certainly false, because one
part of that Head wich remains entire is highly finish’d in is usual manner.
They have nail’d the Emperor’s arms over the Christ Head so low that it almost touches his Hair, and hides a
great part of the Picture.
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