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How did Tintoretto create a sense of everyday life in his Last Supper for San Marcuola?
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Last Supper, oil painting by Tintoretto, 1594; in the church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice. 3.5 Ć 5.6 metres.
In his 1547 Last Supper for the church of San Marcuola, Tintoretto created a sense of everyday life by choosing to depict "rough and popular types" for his figures. By portraying these ordinary individuals, he successfully imbued the sacred scene with a sense of everyday reality, capturing the moment as if the participants were struck with wonder by the revelation of the miracle.1