Second only to the Mona Lisa as Leonardo da Vinci's most stupendous achievement, The Last Supper (1495–98) is almost as famous for its degraded state as it is for its enduring power. With details ...

MILAN — The Rev. Paolo Venturelli never gets too close when he visits Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.” The Dominican friar prefers to stand away from the wall where it was painted, on the ...

MILAN (AP) — The Rev. Paolo Venturelli never gets too close when he visits Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper." The Dominican friar prefers to stand away from the wall where it was painted, on the ...

FILE - Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper," created between 1494 and 1498, is pictured in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy, Feb. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Antonio ...

MILAN (AP) — The Rev. Paolo Venturelli never gets too close when he visits Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.” The Dominican friar prefers to stand away from the wall where it was painted, on the ...

The Basilica of Santa Maria delle Grazie, best known as the home of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper,” sits in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (Credit: María Teresa Hernández/AP.) Listen ...

MILAN — The Rev. Paolo Venturelli never gets too close when he visits Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.” The Dominican friar prefers to stand away from the wall where it was painted, on the ...