No. 1
The one pulling away
Judas recoils into shadow with the payment clutched in his fist, knocking the table as he goes. He is the only man leaning back while everyone else leans in.
The Last Supper, 1495 to 1498. The original is a wall painting in the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan.
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The Last Supper (1495 to 1498)
Leonardo da Vinci · Wall painting, 1495 to 1498 · Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan
He has just said that one of them will betray him. Eleven men react. One of them already knew.
A museum grade reproduction of the original
$49.90
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The canvas and inks
Museum weight 380gsm cotton canvas, printed with twelve channel archival pigment inks rated to resist fading for 100 years or more indoors, then hand stretched over kiln dried pine bars.
Shipping and delivery
Every canvas is made to order. Printing and stretching take 1 to 3 business days. Tracked delivery takes 2 to 5 business days in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and most of Europe. Shipping is free.
The 100 day promise
Hang it and live with it for 100 days. If it is not the piece you hoped for, send it back for a full refund and we cover the return. Transit damage is replaced free with a single photo.
About the artist
Leonardo painted The Last Supper between 1495 and 1498 on the end wall of the dining hall at Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, for Duke Ludovico Sforza. It measures roughly 460 by 880 centimetres. He rejected true fresco, which demands speed, in favour of an experimental tempera and oil technique on dry plaster that let him work slowly and rework endlessly. It is why the painting exists as it does and why it began deteriorating within his lifetime. A doorway was cut through the lower centre in 1652. A restoration begun in 1978 finished in 1999. The room is now climate controlled and visits are timed.
The Painting · 1495 to 1498
One sentence. Twelve men. Only one of them is still.
Leonardo caught the exact second after the words landed, and built the whole room so your eye has nowhere to go but the man who said them.
A sentence has just been spoken and the table has come apart. Twelve men break into four groups of three, and every one of them is moving: half risen, turning to each other, hands open in protest, faces demanding to know who. In the middle of it the speaker sits perfectly still with his hands open on the cloth and his eyes down. One figure alone pulls back into the shadow, elbow knocking the table, a small bag clutched tight in his fist.
Leonardo engineered the calm. Every architectural line in the painted room, every ceiling beam and wall edge, runs to a single vanishing point directly behind the central head, so the room itself points at him no matter where you stand. He painted it between 1495 and 1498 on the end wall of a monastery dining hall in Milan, and he refused to use true fresco because it dries too fast to rework. That choice cost the world the painting: it began flaking within his own lifetime. A door was cut through the bottom of it in 1652. A restoration lasting 21 years finished in 1999. What survives is one of the most guarded objects on earth, and seeing it means a booked slot and 15 minutes.
Look Closer
Three places to look first
The composition is an argument. Three details show you how it was built.
No. 2
The hands that stay open
Palms up on the cloth, unmoving, at the exact center of the storm. The stillness is the composition's anchor and the reason the room reads as chaos around it.
No. 3
The far end of the table
Even three seats away the reaction is total: arms up, bodies turned, the argument spreading outward. Leonardo let no one sit out the moment.
Printed at museum grade, so the details the story turns on stay razor sharp on your canvas.
The Canvas
Made to hang for the next hundred years
A painting that has lasted since 1900 deserves better than a poster. Every canvas leaves the studio the way a conservator would ask.
Giclee pigment inks
Twelve channel archival pigment inks, independently rated to resist fading for 100 years or more indoors. The firelight stays warm for decades.
380gsm cotton canvas
Museum weight woven cotton with a soft matte texture that holds the depth of Vinci's shadows instead of bouncing light off them.
Kiln dried pine bars
Hand stretched over solid kiln dried pine, cornered and tensioned so the canvas stays drum tight and never sags.
Ready to hang
Hanging hardware arrives pre installed on every piece. Out of the box and on the wall in under five minutes, no tools.
Choose Your Finish
Bare canvas or oak frame. The room decides.
Both arrive ready to hang. The difference is the voice the painting takes on your wall.
Frameless Canvas
Gallery wrapped, the image folds around a deep 1.25 inch edge. Quiet and modern. The scene floats on the wall with nothing between you and the paint.
Choose it for
- Calm walls and hallways
- Rooms that already have wooden furniture
- Modern spaces that want one old soul
Wooden Canvas
A solid wood floating frame with a fine shadow gap, the way museums case their canvases. The painting reads as the centerpiece of the room.
Choose it for
- Pale walls and formal rooms
- Above the sofa, mantel, or piano
- Gifting, where presence matters
From Their Walls
The walls it already hangs on
Collectors tell us where it went and what changed in the room. Their words, kept whole.
It stops people mid sentence
“Bought the 48x24 for the dining room. The proportions are the whole point, it fills the wall above the table exactly the way the original fills that refectory.”
Bought for my father
“I saw the original in Milan for 15 minutes behind glass. This hangs in my house and I can look as long as I want.”
Better in person
“The panoramic shape is unusual and it makes the room. Colors are true to the restored version, not the oversaturated ones you see everywhere.”
Our Promise
A hundred days on your wall before it is final
Hang it. Live with it through morning light and lamplight. If it is not the piece you hoped for, send it back for a full refund and we cover the return.
- 100 day returns Full refund within 100 days of delivery, return shipping on us.
- Damage replaced free If transit leaves a mark, one photo is all we need. A new canvas ships at no cost.
- Lifetime color warranty If the inks fade or the canvas sags under normal indoor conditions, we replace it.
Questions
Asked before it ships
Straight answers about what you receive, when it arrives, and how it is protected.
Is this the original painting?
No, and this one could never be a canvas. The original is a wall painting roughly 460 by 880 centimetres in the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, and it cannot leave the wall it was painted on. What you receive is a museum grade giclee reproduction on cotton canvas, hand stretched and ready to hang, printed edge to edge from the restored painting.
Why does it look faded and damaged?
Because it is, and the reproduction is honest about it. Leonardo refused true fresco so he could work slowly, and used an experimental technique on dry plaster instead. It started flaking within his own lifetime. A door was cut through the bottom of the painting in 1652, taking Christ's feet with it. A 21 year restoration finished in 1999 and revealed the colours you see here. We print the painting as it survives, not a repainted fantasy of how it looked in 1498.
Which size should I choose?
18x9, 24x12 suit desks, shelves, and small nooks. 30x15, 36x18 hold bedroom, office, console and mantel walls. 48x24 and 60x30 are the statement sizes. When in doubt, go one size larger. Undersized art is the most common regret we hear.
When will it arrive?
Each canvas is made to order. Printing and stretching take 1 to 3 business days, then tracked delivery takes 2 to 5 business days in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and most of Europe. Shipping is free and you receive tracking the moment it leaves.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send one photo of the damage and we ship a replacement at no cost. No return required, no forms, no debate.
Does it come ready to hang?
Yes. Hanging hardware is pre installed on both the frameless and the wooden version. Unbox it, place a single nail or hook, and hang. Under five minutes, no tools.
How do I care for it?
Keep it out of direct midday sun and dust it with a dry soft cloth. The pigment inks are rated to resist fading for 100 years or more indoors, so care really is this simple.
Anything else, write to hello@oldworldcanvas.com and a person answers within a day.