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Authors: Ross King
Leonardo and the Last Supper (65 page)
Ross King
is the highly praised author of
Brunelleschi’s Dome
,
Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling
,
The Judgment of Paris, Machiavelli: Philosopher of Power
,
Defiant Spirits
, and two novels,
Ex Libris
and
Domino
. He lives outside Oxford, England.
NONFICTION
Defiant Spirits
Machiavelli: Philosopher of Power
The Judgment of Paris
Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling
Brunelleschi’s Dome
FICTION
Ex-Libris
Domino
Copyright © 2012 by Ross King
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
King, Ross, 1962–
Leonardo and the Last supper / Ross King.—First U.S. edition.
pages cm
1. Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452–1519. Last supper. I. Title.
ND623.L5A683 2012
759.5—dc23
2012005358
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First U.S. edition 2012
First electronic edition published October 2012
ISBN 978-0-8027-7880-2 (e-book)
Table of Contents
The Last Supper with Apostles Identified
Chapter 2: Portrait of the Artist as a Middle-Aged Man
Chapter 4: Dinner in Jerusalem
Chapter 8: “Trouble from This Side and That”
Chapter 9: Every Painter Paints Himself
Chapter 10: A Sense of Perspective
Chapter 11: A Sense of Proportion
Chapter 12: The Beloved Disciple
Chapter 14: The Language of the Hands
Chapter 15: “No One Loves the Duke”
