Last Supper

Philips Koninck

late 1650s

Last Supper by Philips Koninck

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of red chalk, heightened with white gouache, with framing line in pen and brown ink. Laid down.

Dimensions

7 11/16 x 11 1/2 in. (19.5 x 29.2 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Frits and Rita Markus Fund, 2001

Accession Number

2001.500

Tags

Last Supper

Art Historical Context

Philips Koninck's *Last Supper*, created in the late 1650s, offers a captivating glimpse into the Dutch Golden Age's mastery of draftsmanship. Though Koninck is best known for his expansive landscapes inspired by Rembrandt—his uncle by marriage—this intricate drawing depicts the biblical scene of Christ and his disciples at their final meal. Rendered on a modest sheet measuring 7 11/16 x 11 1/2 inches, it exemplifies the period's reverence for preparatory studies and autonomous works on paper, prized by collectors for their spontaneity and skill. The medium—pen and brown ink with brush and br...

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