The Last Supper (Damaskinos)

The Last Supper
Greek: Μυστικός Δείπνος,
Italian: L'Ultima Cena
ArtistMichael Damaskinos
Yearc. 1591
Mediumtempera on wood
MovementCretan School
SubjectThe Last Supper
Dimensions109 cm × 84 cm × 2.8 cm (42.9 in × 33.1 in × 1.1 in)
LocationMonastery of Agia Aikaterini, Heraklion, Crete
OwnerCollection of Saint Catherine's Monastery Mount Sinai, Egypt

The Last Supper is a tempera painting by Greek painter Michael Damaskinos. He painted in Heraklion, Sicily, Venice, and other parts of Italy. His painting of the Last Supper is considered the Greek Last Supper and is comparative to Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece painted one hundred years prior. The two painters employed different painting styles but the subjects pose similarities. Damaskinos's painting features a feminine figure similar to that of Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper. The Damaskinos Last Supper is now in the Monastery of Agia Aikaterini in Heraklion, Crete. It is part of the collection of Saint Catherine's Monastery near Mount Sinai, Egypt.