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The Private Life of a Masterpiece - Season 1 Episode 3 Leonardo da Vinci: The Last Supper
6.30 50 minutes The story of probably the most renowned painting in the world. The Last Supper revolutionized Western art and its power reverberates to this day in the courts and the bookshops and cinemas.
Just how Leonardo Da Vinci broke with traditions in creating his supremely dynamic masterpiece is recounted, together with the tale of his disastrous attempt to use a new technique in wall-painting.
