In 1495, Leonardo da Vinci began what would become one of history's most influential works of art-The Last Supper .
After a decade at the court of Lodovico Sforza, the duke of Milan, Leonardo was at a low point: at forty-three, he had failed, despite a number of prestigious commissions, to complete anything that truly fulfilled his astonishing promise.
His latest failure was a giant bronze horse to honor Sforza's father, made with material expropriated by the military.
The commission to paint The Last Supper was a small compensation, and his odds of completing it weren't promising: he hadn't worked on such a large painting and had n.
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Point | At fortythree he had failed despite a number of prestigious commissions to complete anything that truly fulfilled his astonishing promise |
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Supper was a small compensation, and his odds of completing it weren't promising | He hadnt worked on such a large painting and had n |