Leonardo da Vinci and a secret evening. King R.

In 1495, Leonardo da Vinci began to work on the “secret evening” - a wall painting that was destined to become one of the most famous and influential works in the history of world art. After ten years of service, at the court of the Milan Duke of Lodovico, the Sforza of Leonardo's affairs were deplorable: in his 43 years he had not yet managed to create anything truly worthy of his brilliant talent. The order for a wall painting in the refectory of the Dominican Monastery was a little comfort, and the artist’s chances for success were ghostly. Leonardo never had to work on such a monumental picturesque work, he had no experience in working in an extremely complex mural technique.

against the backdrop of war, political intrigues and religious shocks, suffering from unreliability of his own position and painfully experiencing past failures, Leonardo created a masterpiece that glorified his name for centuries. Dissing a lot of myths enveloping the “secret evening” almost from the moment of creation, Ross King proves that the true story of the famous creation of Leonardo da Vinci is more fascinating than any of them.