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THE LAST SUPPER
by Anandajit Ray
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AuthorAnandajit Ray
PublisherALEPH BOOK COMPANY
Synopsis" The enduring power of a great work of art lies in its ability to find a home in our imagination,
where it will always retain a measure of freshness and mystery, even as its physical self
fights a losing battle against time and decay. Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper epitomizes
this paradox.
Whether rendered in oil on canvas or board, as prints, sculpture, or even as reproductions
on tiles, da Vinci’s legendary painting, The Last Supper, continues to inspire artists from
around the world centuries after it was painted in situ at the refectory of the Dominican
monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan.
The thirty-five Indian artists represented in this book, too, have come under its spell. They
span several generations, have evolved distinctive styles, inhabit varied geographical
locations, and work in a variety of media—whether it’s Himmat Shah’s larger-than-life
Jesus or Vaikuntam’s ethnic transposal of the protagonists, Madhvi Parekh’s vibrant folk
evocation or Krishen Khanna’s masterful literary interpretation. As Ranjit Hoskote says in
his introduction, ‘the spiritual impulse that animated da Vinci’s painting has travelled long
distances in space and time: it assumes, and will continue to assume, unpredictable avatars’."
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