Which Renaissance artist painted 'The Last Supper'?

The correct answer is Leonardo da Vinci.

Key Points

• "The Last Supper" was painted by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci.
  • Leonardo created this iconic fresco between 1495 and 1498 and it is considered one of his masterpieces.
  • The painting depicts the moment when Jesus announces that one of his disciples will betray him during the Last Supper before his crucifixion.

Additional Information

• Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, better known as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance.
  • Born in the Republic of Florence, his work was inspired by the models of classical antiquity and had a lasting influence on Western art.
  • Famous art works: 
    David (1504): A masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created in marble, representing the Biblical hero David, a favored subject in the art of Florence.
    La Pietà (1499): A sculpture housed in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, depicting the Virgin Mary sorrowfully cradling the dead body of Jesus.
• Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, better known as Donatello, was an Italian sculptor of the Renaissance.
  • Born in Florence, he studied classical sculpture and used his knowledge to develop an early Renaissance style of sculpture. 
  • Famous art works: David (1440), Penitent Magdalene (1440), Equestrian statue of Gattamelata (1453), Saint George, Crucifix for Santa Croce, The Feast of Herod (1427), Saint Mark.