THE LAST SUPPER - CHROMOLITHOGRAPHIC RELIGIOUS PRINT, CIRCA 1880-1920

A FINELY EXECUTED CHROMOLITHOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTION OF LEONARDO DA VINCI'S ICONIC COMPOSITION, RENDERED IN RICH JEWEL TONES AND DEPICTING CHRIST AT TABLE WITH THE TWELVE APOSTLES IN A CLASSICAL INTERIOR SETTING. THE COMPOSITION DEMONSTRATES MASTERFUL COLOUR SEPARATION AND PRINTING TECHNIQUE CHARACTERISTIC OF LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY EUROPEAN CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
THE PRINT EMPLOYS MULTIPLE COLOUR LAYERS TO ACHIEVE DEPTH AND LUMINOSITY, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE RENDERING OF DRAPERY IN DEEP BLUES, REDS, AND OCHRES. THE ARCHITECTURAL BACKGROUND FEATURES CLASSICAL COLUMNS AND A COFFERED CEILING RENDERED IN WARM TERRACOTTA TONES. THE TABLE SETTING INCLUDES CAREFULLY DETAILED PLATES, VESSELS, AND BREAD, WITH SCATTERED POMEGRANATES PROVIDING SYMBOLIC COLOUR ACCENTS THROUGHOUT THE COMPOSITION.

COMPOSITION AND ICONOGRAPHY:
THE CENTRAL FIGURE OF CHRIST DOMINATES THE COMPOSITION, RENDERED IN RED AND BLUE ROBES WITH A SERENE EXPRESSION. THE APOSTLES ARE ARRANGED IN DYNAMIC GROUPINGS ON EITHER SIDE, DISPLAYING VARIED EMOTIONAL RESPONSES—SOME IN ANIMATED DISCUSSION, OTHERS IN CONTEMPLATIVE REPOSE. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DRAMA OF THE MOMENT IS CONVEYED THROUGH GESTURE, FACIAL EXPRESSION, AND BODY LANGUAGE, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON JUDAS'S ISOLATION AND THE DISCIPLES' REACTIONS TO CHRIST'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF BETRAYAL.

CONDITION: THE PRINT EXHIBITS GOOD OVERALL CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE. THE PAPER SHOWS MINOR FOXING TO THE MARGINS AND LIGHT SURFACE WEAR FROM HANDLING AND DISPLAY. THE CHROMOLITHOGRAPHIC INKS REMAIN VIBRANT WITH EXCELLENT COLOUR SATURATION, PARTICULARLY IN THE BLUE AND RED PASSAGES. NO TEARS, SIGNIFICANT CREASING, OR RESTORATION IS EVIDENT. MINOR CREASING TO THE CORNERS IS CONSISTENT WITH PERIOD FRAMING AND STORAGE PRACTICES.

PRESENTATION: THIS DEVOTIONAL PRINT WOULD HAVE BEEN A COMMON FEATURE IN VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN HOUSEHOLDS, SERVING BOTH AS RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION AND DECORATIVE ART. THE TECHNICAL QUALITY OF THE CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY SUGGESTS PRODUCTION BY A SIGNIFICANT EUROPEAN PRINTING HOUSE, LIKELY GERMAN OR AUSTRIAN, WHERE SUCH RELIGIOUS REPRODUCTIONS ACHIEVED THEIR HIGHEST ARTISTIC STANDARDS DURING THIS PERIOD.

Approximately 100 Pieces

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

11649+58

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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