Supper at Emmaus (Moretto)

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Supper at Emmaus (c. 1526) by Moretto da Brescia

Supper at Emmaus is an oil on canvas painting by Moretto da Brescia, executed c. 1526, now in the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo in Brescia. It was originally painted for the Church of San Luca in the city, where it was first recorded in 1630 by Bernardino Faino, who saw it in the San Sebastiano chapel. [1]

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References

  1. (in Italian) Bernardino Faino, Catalogo Delle Chiese riuerite in Brescia, et delle Pitture et Scolture memorabili, che si uedono in esse in questi tempi, Brescia 1630, page 131