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Created between 1494 and 1495 during Leonardo da Vinci’s preparatory work for his monumental refectory fresco The Last Supper (Il Cenacolo) in Milan, Head of St. Peter (Testa di San Pietro) preserved in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg is a premier example of Leonardo’s psychological character studies. Capturing the impulsive and fiery apostle who leans forward toward Saint John with a knife held behind his back, Leonardo modeled Peter with rugose, expressive features, a sharp profile, and tightly coiled hair and beard. The study embodies Leonardo’s belief that a master portrait should illustrate the inner emotional states (moti mentali) of its subject through physical form and tension.
Studio Craftsmanship & Quality Highlights
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100% Hand-Painted: Crafted entirely by hand by veteran master artists at Dafen Village Studio using traditional oil layering, fine glazes, and subtle chiaroscuro shading to faithfully transition the original red chalk drawing onto archival canvas.
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Texture & Fidelity: Expertly reproduces the rugged facial contours, intense profile gaze, delicate beard rendering, and dramatic light modeling of Leonardo’s original masterwork in Strasbourg.
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Archival Materials: Painted with professional-grade oil pigments on heavy-duty, acid-free linen canvas to ensure lifelong color preservation and structural integrity.
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Museum Quality: Strict quality control ensuring anatomical precision, realistic character expression, and authentic High Renaissance atmosphere.
Recommended Space Placement
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Residential: Ideal statement piece for executive home offices, private reading libraries, master suites, or sacred devotional alcoves.
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Commercial: Brings academic depth, historical weight, and cultural prestige to law firm libraries, private club rooms, university lounges, and religious or cultural institutions.
5. Product Specifications
Feature Details Title Head of St. Peter (Study for The Last Supper / Testa di San Pietro) Artist Leonardo da Vinci Original Date c. 1494–1495 Art Style High Renaissance Genre Religious Painting / Sacred Study Production Method 100% Hand-Painted Reproduction Medium Artist-grade Oil on Archival Linen Canvas Dimensions Custom sizes available (Standard format: $40 \times 30\text{ cm}$ / $15.7 \times 11.8\text{ in.}$) Location of Original Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France Shipping Format Rolled in heavy-duty tube (Stretching & Framing available upon request) 
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