Coronation of Ludovico il Moro, 15th century (miniature)

illumination from Cardinal Arcimboldi's Missal, made by the famous miniaturist Cristoforo de Predis. Ludovico Maria Sforza (also known as Ludovico il Moro, 27 July 1452 – 27 May 1508), was Duke of Milan from 1494 until 1499, following the death of his nephew Gian Galeazzo Sforza. A member of the Sforza family, he was the second son of Francesco I Sforza. He was famed as a patron of Leonardo da Vinci and other artists, and presided over the final and most productive stage of the Milanese Renaissance. He is probably best known as the man who commissioned The Last Supper.