WHC Nomination Documentation
File name:
93.pdf
SITE NAME ("TITLE")
UNESCO Region EUROPE
The Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie
with "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci
DATE OF INSCRIPTION ("SUBJECT")
STATE PARTY ("AUTHOR")
ITALY
CRITERIA ("KEY WORDS")
C (i)(ii)
5/9/1980
DECISION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE:
The World Heritage Committee made no statement
BRIEF DESCRIPTION:
An integral part of the architectural complex built in Milan beginning in 1463 and reworked
at the end of the 15th century by Bramante, the rectory of the convent of Saint Mary of the
Graces still has on its northern wall a masterpiece without equal -The Last Supper, painted
between 1495 and 1497 by Leonardo da Vinci, whose work heralded a new era in the history
of art.
1.b. State, province or region: Italy, Lombardy region
1.d Exact location:
Milan - Piazza S.Maria delle Grazie
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"The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci