What: Leonardo Da Vinci's "The Last Supper"
Where: Milan, at Santa Maria delle Grazie
(Detail of "Guernica" by Pablo Picasso - Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia)
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Claim to Fame: Dan Brown's "Da Vinci Code" reignited public interest in this peeling masterpiece, created between 1495 and 1498. Make a (required) reservation to see the fading fresco and decide for yourself just who is the long-haired beaut next to Jesus.
Info: About $10.50. 011-39-02-89-42-1146, www.cenacolovinciano.org.
What: Johannes Vermeer's "Girl With a Pearl Earring"
Where: The Hague, at Mauritshuis
Claim to Fame: A 17th-century peasant maid modeled for this painting with the turned head, blue-and-gold turban and haunting eyes that centuries later inspired a novel, which in turn spawned a movie. A visit may reveal the small brush hairs supposedly trapped in the pigment.
Info: About $10. 011-31-70-30-23-456, www.mauritshuis.nl.
What: Raphael's "Sistine Madonna"
Where: Dresden, at the Old Masters Picture Gallery
