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The Last Supper, (sculpture). Artist:  Buttini, Aldo, d. 1957, sculptor. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, painter. (copy after) Solari, Guiseppe, sculptor. Bruce Marble, contractor. Corsi & Nicolai, fabricator. Title:  The Last Supper, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned May 21, 1957. 1957-1958. Dedicated June 29, 1959. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: white Carrara marble; Base: red Missouri granite, concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 6 in. x 14 ft. x 14 in.; Base: approx. 10 ft. x 39 ft. x 13 in.; (13,400 lbs.) Inscription:  (Text from Luke 22:19-23 is inscribed on the front face of the low walls on each side of the sculpture) unsigned Description:  High-relief copy of da Vinci's painting "The Last Supper", rendered in white Carrara marble. Jesus and the disciples are depicted seated behind a long table. The sculpture is mounted vertically on a red granite slab. Low red granite walls extend out on either side and end in short granite steps. The sculpture and base rest on a two-tiered concrete platform. Subject:  Religion -- Saint -- St. Luke Religion -- New Testament -- Christ Religion -- New Testament -- Last Supper Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Fort Worth Copy Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Greenwood-Mount Olivet Cemetery Company, P. O. Box 9450, Fort Worth, Texas 76147 Located Mount Olivet Cemetery, Garden of Memories, Sylvania at N.E. 28th Street, Fort Worth, Texas Remarks:  Buttini was commissioned for the sculpture, but passed away before it was completed; Solari completed the sculpture in early 1958. Bruce Memorial (Marble) acted as intermediary in the commissioning. The sculpture was cleaned in 1985. For further reading see: The Fort Worth Press, June 30, 1959. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Fort Worth survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS TX000991   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX000991 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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