The study found that the size of the entrées in paintings of the Last Supper has grown 69 percent; plate size has increased 66 percent and bread size by about 23 percent over the past 1,000 years.

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7. The Last Supper – Story of a Painting Experiment Gone Wrong. When the project was given to him, Leonardo da Vinci was new to painting frescos (murals).

For the study, he used paintings featured in the book “Last Supper,” published in 2000 by Phaidon Press. They include perhaps the most famous portrayal of the meal, by Leonardo da Vinci.

For the study, he used paintings featured in the book "Last Supper," published in 2000 by Phaidon Press. They include perhaps the most famous portrayal of the meal, by Leonardo da Vinci.

For the study, he used paintings in the book "Last Supper," published in 2000 by Phaidon Press. They include perhaps the most famous portrayal of the meal, by Leonardo da Vinci.

Leonardo da Vinci's famed Last Supper painting has hidden symbols referencing Judas' betrayal and the events leading to his death. The artwork was created around 1495.

Leonardo da Vinci's famed Last Supper painting has hidden symbols referencing Judas' betrayal and the events leading to his death. The artwork was created around 1495.

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — A 16th-century painting by Renaissance artist Giorgio Vasari that was badly damaged in a 1966 flood in Florence will be unveiled to the public on Friday after years of ...

1. The painting depicts a shocking moment from the Last Supper. The Last Supper was a common motif for the artists of da Vinci’s time. But the ingenious painter decided to focus on a specific ...

To reference the Last Supper — particularly the da Vinci version, although many paintings have featured the scene — the apostles are usually clustered in three groups of four, connected ...

Has even the Last Supper been supersized? The food in famous paintings of the meal has grown by biblical proportions over the last millennium, researchers report in a medical journal today. Using ...