The "Last Supper", in the refectory of Santa Maria Novella (not open to the public), is the only work Plautilla Nelli (1524-1588) signed.
Painted in the 1560s, Nelli's "Last Supper" is a first rendered by a woman. Florence has the richest tradition of paintings with the theme of the "Last Supper" in the world.
Her most significant work because of its size and subject, it is a seven-meter long oil on canvas.
Last Supper was under restoration for four years.