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WHC Nomination Documentation

File name: 93.pdf UNESCO Region EUROPE

SITE NAME ("TITLE") The Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci

DATE OF INSCRIPTION ("SUBJECT") 5/9/1980

STATE PARTY ("AUTHOR") ITALY

CRITERIA ("KEY WORDS") C (i)(ii)

DECISION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE:The World Heritage Committee made no statement

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:An integral part of the architectural complex built in Milan beginning in 1463 and reworkedat the end of the 15th century by Bramante, the rectory of the convent of Saint Mary of theGraces still has on its northern wall a masterpiece without equal -The Last Supper, paintedbetween 1495 and 1497 by Leonardo da Vinci, whose work heralded a new era in the historyof art.

1.b. State, province or region: Italy, Lombardy region

1.d Exact location: Milan - Piazza S.Maria delle Grazie