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Book of the Week: Ross King - Leonardo and the Last Supper

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Leonardo and the Last Supper

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Ross King - Leonardo and the Last Supper

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While he was painting the Last Supper, Leonardo found many distractions from the job.

While he was painting the Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci found many distractions from the job in hand. Read by Nigel Anthony.

Whilst he was painting The Last Supper, Leonardo was living in the Corte Vecchia in Milan and, typically for this restless artist, he found many distractions from the job in hand. Surrounded by assistants and with a patron who had many other entertaining tasks for his 'pictor et ingeniarius' to complete, progress on his masterpiece was slow and more than a little experimental. 

Nigel Anthony reads from Leonardo and the Last Supper by Ross King.
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Ross King tells the story of the creation of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece

Ross King tells the story of what went on behind the scenes when Leonardo da Vinci was commissioned to paint what became one of history's greatest masterpieces. Read by Nigel Anthony

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