Title
Last Supper
painter
Flandes, Juan de (Posible procedencia de los Países Bajos, ca. 1465 - Palencia, ca. 1519)
Generic classification
PaintingObject
PaintingDate
ca. 1500Century
15th c.Cultural context / style
Flemish paintingDimensions
8 1/4 x 6 1/4 inchesMaterial
PanelTechnique
Oil PaintingIconography / Theme
La Última Cena según los Evangelios sinópticosProvenance
Isabella I of Castile (Segovia, Spain)Current location
Apsley House (London, United Kingdom)Inventory Number in Current Collection
WM.1603-1948Object history
Inventoried as "La Cena de Xpo" in the 1505 auction of Queen Isabella I of Castile's estate in Toro, the painting initially failed to find a buyer. It was later acquired, along with thirty-one other panels from the collection, by Philip I of Castile. He arranged for the artwork to be sent to his sister, Margaret of Austria, in Mechelen.
Description
This painting is part of the Polyptych of Isabella I of Castile, which originally consisted of forty-seven small-format panels. It depicts the Last Supper: the apostles are seated around the table, all looking towards Jesus, who is holding the Sacred Host. Juan de Flandes' Flemish training is evident in the meticulous detail applied to the landscape and the attire of the figures.
Locations
ca. 1500 - ca. 1504
private collection
Isabella I of Castile, Segovia (Spain) *
ca. 1504 - ca. 1505
municipality
Toro, Toro (Spain)
ca. 1516 - ca. 1530
ca. 1529 - ca. 1808
ca. 1808 - ca. 1814
private collection
Treasure of Joseph Bonaparte in Vitoria, Vitoria (Spain) *
ca. 1948 - present
Record manager
Miguel Ángel ZalamaCitation:
Miguel Ángel Zalama, "Last Supper" in Nostra et Mundi. Cultural Heritage from Castile and Leon around the world, Fundación Castilla y León, 2025. https://inventario.nostraetmundi.com/en/work/15