Last Supper Vinciano – Private Event

The ancient Sforza Borgo delle Grazie

Perhaps not everyone is aware of Leonardo da Vinci’s privileged relationship with the city of Milan and the Sforza Court of Ludovico Sforza known as “the Moor,” under whose aegis the Renaissance Milanese experienced its golden age and who commissioned from Leonardo the celebrated Last Supper, housed in the former refectory of the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie. Ludovico il Moro had in fact elected the Dominican church as a privileged place to celebrate the prestige of the Sforza family. The entire Santa Maria delle Grazie complex is today an oasis of peace and spirituality in the heart of Milan’s historic center. Yet in the sacred silence of this place, every element evokes ancient Renaissance splendor: the avant-garde interlocking shapes, spaces and volumes of the Tribuna of the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie by Bramante, the perfection of the lines that unite the gazes of the mute dialogues of Leonardo’s enigmatic Leonardo’s Last Supper; even every shred of faded plaster that emerges from the white whiteness of the walls hints at expanses of entire walls and ceilings once frescoed.

A walk with Ludovico il Moro, Leonardo and Bramante

It feels like stepping back in time and reliving the prestige and splendor of the 15th-century Sforza Court. Participants retrace and walk alongside the noble footsteps of Ludovico il Moro and Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Beatrice d’Este and Isabella of Aragon, and Cecilia Gallerani, perhaps Ludovico’s favorite lover, so much so that she was portrayed by Leonardo in the very famous painting of the Lady with an Ermine. We seem to see the artists who gravitated around the household at work: here is Leonardo intent on fine-tuning a new technique to be experimented with on the still intact plaster of the wall of the Dominican refectory, opposite and opposite the recently completed fresco of the Crucifixion by Donato Montorfano; here is the Urbino painter and architect Donato Bramante admiring with satisfaction the blue sky studded with golden stars of the vault of Bramante’s Sacristy, which was named after the artist.

Between artistic excellence and culinary excellence

To cap off the exclusive visit to the Last Supper, a symbol of the artistic excellence of the city of Milan, there is no better way to end the evening than with a moment of conviviality at a partner restaurant, sampling the culinary excellence of Milan’s food and wine tradition. Or, guests may decide to linger a little longer at the Corte degli Sforza, for a quality banquet dedicated to them within the halls at once austere and chattering with stories and tales of the Complex of Santa Maria delle Grazie, or enveloped in the silent peace of the lush greenery of the magnificent inner cloisters in the illumination of the night. An exclusive and prestigious event that starts from the Cenacolo Vinciano to immerse itself in the heart of Milan’s great Renaissance.

• Event customization for date, time, schedule and timing according to client and participant needs
• Pre-event counseling, organization and management, and development of the detailed program
• Assistance on the day of the event until the conclusion
• Welcome of event participants
• Guided tour, if provided, by Neiade Tour & Events’ professional guides, also upon request in languages other than Italian or English
• Exclusive reserved location/means of transportation if provided

• Organizing cocktails, lunches and dinners, and convivial moments in dedicated areas or exclusive reserved locations
• Ability to combine the event, in selected locations and business endowment, with product presentations, meetings, press conferences
• Processing supporting materials
• Hostess service during the event also for sampling activities and distribution of products or promo material
• Transfers by NCC, minivan and bus
• Professional photographer throughout the event
• Proven suppliers for dedicated set-ups

Your corporate event in an exceptional setting. If what you are looking for is an unforgettable experience, no doubt for your guests a closed-door guided tour of the Last Supper by Leonardo and the beautiful Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie will be a memorable event. You will be able to stay and contemplate Leonardo’s Last Supper for longer than is normally possible, with no lines at the entrance, and you will be able to admire the Tribuna del Bramante and the interior of the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in absolute silence interrupted only by the narration of our expert guides. If you want to make your event even more evocative, it is also possible to exclusively reserve the Cloister inside the Complex of Santa Maria delle Grazie, for a tasty cocktail surrounded by green peace. And again, we can set up for you a restricted dinner with attention to every detail inside the prestigious halls of the Complex of Santa Maria delle Grazie.