ANDREA DEL CASTAGNO
(b. 1423, Castagno, d. 1457, Firenze)

Last Supper (detail)

1447
Fresco
Sant'Apollonia, Florence

All scholars agree in praising the sobre architectural structure of the room where the scene of the Last Supper is taking place: a room in the austere style of Alberti, with the lavish coloured marble panels functioning as a backdrop to the heavy and solemn scene of the banquet. Notice also the beauty of some of the minor details, such as the gold highlights in some of the characters' hair or the haloes depicted in perfect perspective.