The rare tapestry that changed how others were made

"Faded as it is, damaged as it is, it still almost moves me to tears that it survives."

"Faded as it is, damaged as it is, it still almost moves me to tears that it survives."

Thomas P. Campbell on the tapestry "The Last Supper."

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Throughout 2013, The Met invited curators from across the Museum to each talk about one artwork that changed the way they see the world.

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The Last Supper, Bernard van Orley  Netherlandish, Wool, silk, silver-gilt thread.
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