Last supper tours

A full day in Florence with 12 good men and 1 bad one sitting round a table – a Last Supper Tour

A very exciting day in Florence as I have arranged to do a full tour of as many different sites across the city on the same day to get more chance to compare and contrast the many last supper paintings.

To find out more about the last supper paintings I have devoted a whole page to the different ones.

Information on previous events

In red in the corner - James brother of Jesus

St John sleeping on the shoulder of Christ in the sinopia of the last Supper by Ghirlandaio

Judas and his money bag - no yellow and no cat!

2 evil cats, sunshine at just the wrong point and a sleeping warden!

the 1476 Last Supper in Cenacola Santa Apollonia

Last Supper tour - Andrea del Castagno in Santa Appolonia

Germans are falling in love with Plautilla Nelli’s Last Supper

Last month I was fortunate enough to have my name mentioned in a popular German Newspaper and in an article on a German website. I attach a link below to both articles - but beware - non-German readers need go no further - except to see a photo of how...

Plautilla Nelli – Pray for the Paintress

Ladies, Imagine for a moment that you are a true child of the Renaissance, living in Florence in the Cinquecento! You live with your wealthy family in quite a large palazzo, most probably beautifully decorated inside, with wall hangings and upholstery made of...

Updated Chronology of Last Suppers

Chronology of Last Suppers This month I have attended a meeting with my friends from the Advancing Women Artists Foundation and discovered that there are two or three Disciples in The Last Supper by Plautilla Nelli that they were still uncertain as to who was who. I...

Plautilla Nelli – the Nun who started a Women’s Art Movement in Florence in the 1500’s – now stronger than ever.

Suor Plautilla Nelli (1524–1588) is the first-known female Renaissance painter of Florence, Italy. It is not possible to confirm that the portrait, shown below, is the painter who chose to become a Nun and entered the Convent of St. Catherine of Siena in Florence,...

An evening with Violante

One of the things that I love best about Florence is that there is always somewhere interesting to go to see something different, and learn more about it. The Advancing Women Artists Conference on Thursday 20th October, at which we were introduced to the newly...

In the Convent of the Socks – I have found another Last Supper in Florence – this time by Franciabigio.

I just love it! - a Convent named after a piece of clothing as lowly as a sock! In fact this "sock" was a piece of cloth worn over the shoulder of the Gesuati Friars , a Dominican Order, which refers to the monks of St. Justus, ( not to be confused with the Jesuits)...

A change of plan for Giovanni Antonio Sogliani

Giovanni Antonio Sogliani 1492 - 1544 According to VASARI in his famous Lives of the Artists Sogliani was an apprentice to Lorenzo di Credi for more than 20 years - this would seem an incredible length of study by any standards, but it might explain why his work is...

Moroni – Last Supper on show in Royal Academy

Moroni - His 1569 painting of the Last Supper on show in Royal Academy This painting is very different from the usual scenes of the Last Supper , those that are completed in fresco on the walls of the Cenacolo of a Monastery or Convent so the walled-in...

The Apostles According to Rembrandt

The Apostles According to Rembrandt This seasons 'must see' Exhibition at the National Gallery in London is Rembrandt - the Late Works . There are no queues round the block as there were for Leonardo da Vinci a few years ago, but there are significant queues,...

A full day studying 12 good men and 1 bad one – The Last Supper Tour in Florence

A full day in Florence with 12 good men and 1 bad one sitting round a table - a Last Supper Tour with two lovely ladies. A very exciting day for me in Florence on Friday as I have always wanted to do a full tour of as many different sites across the city on the same...

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