Last Supper
late 1650s
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
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...