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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bosko69, post: 7896221, member: 16283&quot;]<font size="4">&nbsp; &nbsp; A Nun’s 450-Year-Old ‘Last Supper’ Makes Its Museum Debut in Florence.</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">Plautilla Nelli was likely the first woman in history to paint the iconic biblical scene.</font></p><p><font size="4">&nbsp;&nbsp; Plautilla Nelli, an Italian nun who is said to have taught herself to paint in the 16th century.</font></p><p><font size="4">&nbsp; &nbsp; Nelli signed her painting, along with her appeal: “Pray for the paintress.”</font></p><p><font size="4">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="color: #000000"><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/users/karen-chernick?view=articles" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/users/karen-chernick?view=articles" rel="nofollow">Karen Chernick</a></span> October 17, 2019&nbsp; Atlas Obscura</font></p><p><font size="4"><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/first-last-supper-woman-painter-florence" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/first-last-supper-woman-painter-florence" rel="nofollow"> </a>[ATTACH=full]424665[/ATTACH] </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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