BARENDSZ., Dirck
(b. 1534, Amsterdam, d. 1592, Amsterdam)

The Last Supper

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Grisaille in oil on paper, 25 20 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

This oil sketch, showing the influence of Tintoretto and of the late Titian, was once part of a series of 40 depicting the story of Christ's Passion. Several of the sketches had been translated into prints by Jan Sadeler I.