Bruno MERLI (1914-1996), Last Supper figural group

porcelain, enamel paints, gilding, base - wood; dimensions: 92 x 43.5 cm; height: approx. 42 cm; signed on corner of base in white oval reserve in cobalt: 5-pronged crown and letter N, engraved (extruded?) at the shorter edge on the right: B. Merli [Bruno Merli].
Italy, Bruno Merli (1914-1996), Capodimonte / near Naples, ca. mid-20th century-2nd half of the 20th century.
Group on rectangular base with a relief of acanthus leaves around and engraved on the front with the names of the
12 apostles and cartouche with putti with a book. In the center, Christ standing behind a table with particles of bread in his hands, on the sides, the disciples standing and sitting at the table, listening to Jesus. The scene was inspired by "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci, a well-known 20th-century sculptor-ceramicist from Milan.