TINTORETTO
(b. 1518, Venezia, d. 1594, Venezia)

The Last Supper (detail)

1579-81
Oil on canvas
Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Venice

Christ is immediately recognizable by the dazzling halo. He has just aroused many emotions by introducing the sacrament of Holy Communion and by announcing his betrayal by one of the Apostles.