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Da Vinci copyright infringement?
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Is Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper copyrighted or public domain. Can I use a photo of his painting on a product box that will be sold internationally?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The painting itself is probably not subject to copyright.
However the photograph you use will be someone's copyright so you will need the photographer's permission. If you took it yourself you presumably had permission from the gallery where it hangs - that permission will have been subject to conditions one of which I am sure will say something about publishing the photograph.
However the photograph you use will be someone's copyright so you will need the photographer's permission. If you took it yourself you presumably had permission from the gallery where it hangs - that permission will have been subject to conditions one of which I am sure will say something about publishing the photograph.
". . . the gallery where it hangs"?
Dzug is possibly the greatest of all contributors to AB and he provides hundreds of helpful accurate answers. It seems, however, that art history isn't his strong point ;-)
The Last Supper is a giant mural on a wall of Milan's Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie. It's likely that the convent holds the reproduction rights to the work. However, it's also likely that some of the photo libraries, which hold images of the mural, will be licensed by the convent to sell the rights for the use of their photographs.
One way or the other, though, it's almost certain that anyone who wishes to use the image, for commercial purposes, will have to pay handsomely to do so.
Chris
Dzug is possibly the greatest of all contributors to AB and he provides hundreds of helpful accurate answers. It seems, however, that art history isn't his strong point ;-)
The Last Supper is a giant mural on a wall of Milan's Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie. It's likely that the convent holds the reproduction rights to the work. However, it's also likely that some of the photo libraries, which hold images of the mural, will be licensed by the convent to sell the rights for the use of their photographs.
One way or the other, though, it's almost certain that anyone who wishes to use the image, for commercial purposes, will have to pay handsomely to do so.
Chris
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