Visit to the Last Supper Cenacolo Vinciano with official guide - Santuario di Santa Maria delle Grazie - Milan
Visit to the Last Supper Cenacolo Vinciano with official guide: € 42,90 for person.
This tour allows you to be in front of one of the greatest masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance: the Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci located in the Refectory of the Convent of the Sanctuary of Santa Maria delle Grazie in the centre of Milan.
We start from the meeting with the official guide in Piazza Santa Maria delle Grazie; here we will make a short introduction to Leonardo’s work so as to leave the only 15 minutes available for the visit for a more detailed observation of the masterpiece.
At the end of the introduction you will enter the Refectory of the Sanctuary of Santa Maria delle Grazie with a skip-the-line ticket and you will be able to stay in front of the Cenacolo for a quarter of an hour during which the guide will reveal the secrets of the parietal painting made with a mixed dry technique on plaster between 1494 and 1498 by Leonardo Da Vinci on commission by Ludovico Maria Sforza called “Il Moro” or “Arbitro d’Italia” following the Guicciardini.
– What’s odd about the placement of the painting?
– How have the characters' eyes changed over time?
– How did Leonardo compose the painting and its famous perspective?
– Why is the Upper Room an absolute masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci’s genius?
These are some of the questions that the guide will try to answer during the tour.
The painting is a plastic representation of a verse from the Gospel of John (13:21-26):
“When Jesus had said these things, he was deeply moved and said,
- Verily, verily, I say unto you, one of you shall betray me. –
The disciples looked at one another, not knowing of whom he spoke. Now one of the disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was at table with Jesus. Simon Peter beckoned to him and said:
- Say, who is he to whom he refers?” -
And he, reclining on the breast of Jesus, said unto him,
- Sir, who is it? –
Then Jesus answered:
- He’s the one I’ll dip a bite for and give it to him. –
And when he had dipped the morsel, he took it and gave it to Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son.”
Leonardo’s Last Supper is one of the many representations of the subject, but certainly the most famous and fragile. The humid environmental conditions to which it had been subjected for centuries had almost completely deteriorated it. Only a lengthy restoration – from 1978 to 1999 paid for by Olivetti – made it possible to recover the painting and reveal the original colours chosen by Leonardo.
However, the fragility of the painting remains intact, so the Mystery of Cultural Heritage limits the visits to a limited time.
Despite the restrictions imposed to protect the work, the Cenacolo Vinciano does not leave the list of the most visited Italian museums every year.
The work of the Cenacle was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980.
The tour is multilingual and available in 2 languages: English and Italian.
Price Tour of the Visit to the Last Supper Cenacolo by Leonardo Da Vinci
Fare for person: € 42,90.
What the visit to the Last Supper Cenacolo Vinciano includes
– Musement Exclusive Guide in English or Italian
– Skip the line tickets for the Cenacolo Vinciano
Meeting point of the Visit to the Cenacolo Vinciano with official guide
– Corner between Piazza Santa Maria delle Grazie and Corso Magenta – in front of Leonardo’s Vigna Box Office. Corso Magenta, 65/69 - Milan
Please arrive at the meeting point at least 15 minutes before the start of the tour.
Duration of the Visit to the Cenacolo Vinciano
– 45 minutes.
Hours and days of theVisit to the Cenacolo Vinciano
Hours: Wednesday at 11.30 a.m., Thursday at 12.30 p.m., Friday at 2.45 p.m., Sunday at 2.00 p.m.
Meeting time: 15 minutes before.
By presenting the voucher on arrival – vouchers on smartphones are accepted – to the representative you can start the tour.
Terms of cancellation of the Visit to the Cenacolo Vinciano
The reservation can be cancelled free of charge up to 48 hours before the visit.
Accessibility and useful information for the visit to the Cenacolo Vinciano with official guide
– Name and surname of each visitor must be provided; essential information for the purchase of the ticket and access to the Upper Room. If the data are not provided by the client it will not be possible to access the Cenacle. The name given at the time of booking must match the name on the participant’s passport or ID card. Tickets are nominal and cannot be changed once the booking has been made.
– The Ministry of Cultural Heritage establishes a maximum stay in front of the Last Supper of 15 minutes.
– Each participant must have an ID.
– Suitable clothing is mandatory: shoulders and knees must be covered and men must wear long trousers.
– Liquids are not allowed, including bottled water.
– Large bags/backpacks/suitcases are not allowed inside the Cenacle (only very small bags are allowed). There is no wardrobe available to store large bags/backpacks/suitcases, but small items can be stored in lockers free of charge.
– Photographs are not allowed.
– The tour takes place in small groups
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