Works of Leonardo da Vinci

Last Supper

The Last Supper was painted on a dining hall wall in the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy. It was painted between 1495 and 1498. The image depicts the expressions of each of the twelve apostles when Jesus revealed that one of them would betray him. Because the painting was on a wall it was difficult to protect and quickly started to deteriorate. Several attempts were made to repair the painting but it was not until 1978 when a 21 year restoration project began and the dining hall where the painting stood was converted to a clement controlled room to preserve the paining for prosperity. Today the painting is open to the public, but 15 minute appointments.

Mona Lisa

The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings of all time. It was painted by Leonardo da Vinci and completed in either 1503 or 1504. Over the years, the Mona Lisa changed hands numerous times and was at one point owned by Napoleon. In 1911 the Mona Lisa was stolen, but was returned to the Ingres Museum in France in 1913. In the 2oth century, there have been several attempts to damage the painting. In 1956 acid was thrown on the painting damaging a section of the bottom part of the painting and later that year a rock was thrown at the painting chipping a portion of the paint off which was later repaired. The painting was then put into a protective case protecting it from future attacks.