The Renaissance painting 'The Last Supper' was painted by:

"The Last Supper" is a mural painting made by the Italian Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci between about 1495 and 1498. It is painted on a wall of the refectory (dining hall) of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy. It was commissioned by Leonardo's patron, Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan.

The painting shows the moment from the Bible when Jesus Christ, at his last meal with his twelve apostles before his crucifixion, announces that one of them will betray him. Leonardo captured the different reactions of the apostles, who are arranged in four groups of three, with Jesus in the centre. Judas, the betrayer, is shown leaning back into shadow, clutching a small bag (of silver). The lines of the room's perspective all lead the eye to the head of Jesus.

Leonardo did not use the traditional fresco technique (painting on wet plaster). Instead, he experimented by painting with tempera and oil on dry plaster, so that he could work slowly and make changes. Unfortunately, this caused the paint to start flaking within a few decades. The painting has been restored several times; a major restoration was completed in 1999. The church and the convent, with the painting, are a UNESCO World Heritage Site (1980).

About Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519):

• He was a painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, scientist and inventor, the model of a "Renaissance man".
• His other famous works include the "Mona Lisa" (in the Louvre, Paris) and the drawing "Vitruvian Man".

Why not the other options?

• ✗Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and sculpted "David" and the "Pieta".
• ✗Raphael painted "The School of Athens".
• ✗Vincent van Gogh, a 19th-century Dutch painter, painted "The Starry Night" and "Sunflowers".