Ward-Perkins Collection. Photographs
Milan, S. Maria delle Grazie, the Last Supper saved by its protective works, neg. Aumer [?], Aug '43
Ward-Perkins Collection. Photographs. War Damage Series
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 (artist)Ward-Perkins, J. B. (John Bryan), 1912-1981 (collector)Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section
August 1943
1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 12 x 14 cm.
Photograph showing Leonardo's Last Supper under protective covering.
Photograph collected on behalf of Allied Military Government, Division of Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives (MFA&A). Same as WP[PHP]-War04-0616. The night of 15 August 1943 the church and the convent were bombed; most of the refectory was destroyed but the wall holding the Ultima cena by Leonardo, which had been covered for protection, survived. Title from verso. Forms part of: Ward-Perkins Collection. Photographs. War Damage Series.
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Report of the American Commission for the protection and salvage of artistic and historic monuments in war areas
Santa Maria delle Grazie (Church : Milan, Italy)
Mural painting and decorationWorld War, 1939-1945Destruction and pillageChurchesConservation & restorationWar damageBuildings, structures, etc
ItalyMilanLombardia
1940-1950
Gelatin silver prints
British School at Rome
WP[PHP]-War04-0614
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