All of the following statements are true of Leonardo da Vinci's painting, the Last Supper, EXCEPT which one?
A. The three open doorways behind Jesus in the Last Super are symbolic of the Trinity
B. The Last Supper uses one-point perspective, and the vanishing point is fixed at the center of the composition directly behind the head of Jesus
C. The Last Supper was painted on the walls of the Arena Chapel in Padua, Italy
D. The twelve apostles surrounding Jesus in the Last Supper interact in agitated response to his declaration that one of them would betray him
E. In the Last Supper, Leonardo rejected the traditional wet-plaster fresco technique, instead experimenting with various paints on a dry wall - a technique which proved to be nondurable
Answer: C. The Last Supper was painted on the walls of the Arena Chapel in Padua, Italy
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