The only Raphael painting in Asia
The Last Supper:
Last Supper is an important religious event in Christianity.Many artists have tried their own versions of the event and had made a hallmark of the event in their own style.The most famous of them is the Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci. There is one more Last Supper by another grand master Raphael which has gone around the world
Renaissance Italy:
Raphael is considered as one of the great grand masters of renaissance period. Rafael lived along with Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci in Italy. There was a period when all three of them were in Vatican city working for various projects for the pope. The honor of decorating Vatican city however goes only to Michelangelo and Raphael. Michelangelo was in charge for painting the Sistine Chapel and the altar piece of the chapel. Raphael was in charge of painting the pope apartment and this is when he painted the “Last Supper”. While Michelangelo was painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling he didn't allow outsiders to have look on the paintings even the pope. Raphael using his influence of knowing the Vatican security head sneaked into the ceiling of Sistine chapel and was astonished. He was so impresses that he included Michelangelo in the School of Athens along with legends like Socrates and Archimedes.As he included himself see right extreme a man with black hat that’s Raphael.
