LEONARDO DA VINCI 1452-1519

Leonardo da VINCI Vinci, 1452–Amboise, 1519 Study for the Apostle Bartholomew in The Last Supper Red chalk on red prepared paper About 1494–1496 Leonardo was making increasing use of red chalk in the early 1490s and many of the sketches related to The Last Supper were done in this medium. Saint Bartholomew is shown reacting with calm and dignity to Christ’s revelation of his coming betrayal. The highly finished nature of the drawing has caused doubt as to whether it really is one of his works. Windsor, The Royal Collection, RL 12548, loaned by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 125 Attributed to Giovanni Antonio BOLTRAFFIO, after Leonardo da VINCI Heads of the Apostles in The Last Supper Black chalk, pastels About 1499–1505 The painting of The Last Supper deteriorated during Leonardo’s lifetime because his chosen technique was unsuited to the damp refectory wall.The Apostles’ expres- sions at Christ’s announcement of his betrayal are only known from old copies.The six heads in the museum of Strasbourg are attributed to Boltraffio, Leonardo’s most brilliant pupil in Milan and one of the first Italian painters to use pastel.The other heads in the series are lost. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Strasbourg, inv. 295 126