of England, entitled Imitations of Original Designs of Lionardo da Vinci, &c., published by Chamberlaine, folio. See also the Life of Lionardo da Vinci in German, published at Halle in 1819.
THE LAST SUPPER OF LIONARDO DA VINCI.
"His Last Supper has been stated in history
as an imperfect production, although at the same
time all history is agreed in celebrating it as one
of the most beautiful paintings that ever proceeded
from the hand of man. It was painted for
the Refectory of the Dominican fathers at Milan,
and may be pronounced a compendium, not only
of all that Lionardo taught in his books, but also
of what he embraced in his studies. He here gave
expression to the exact point of time best adapted
to animate his history, which is the moment when
the Redeemer addresses his disciples, saying, 'One
of you will betray me.' Then each of his innocent
followers is seen to start as if struck with a thunderbolt;
those at a distance seem to interrogate their
companions, as if they think they must have mistaken
what he had said; others, according to their
natural disposition, appear variously affected; one
of them swoons away, one stands lost in astonishment,
a third rises in indignation, while the very
simplicity and candor depicted upon the countenance
of a fourth, seem to place him beyond the reach
of suspicion. But Judas instantly draws in his
countenance, and while he appears as it were at-
