L'Ultima Cena - The Last Supper

I first created the A Vivaldi - The Madonna painting, in the stained-glass window format on canvas, and that got me thinking - Can I create another one? But this time I wanted to recreate Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper". I had one large canvas left and wanted to make a splendid masterpiece on it. The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci is located in its original place, on the wall of the dining room of the former Dominican convent of Santa Maria Delle Grazie, exactly in the refectory of the convent and is one of the most celebrated and well-known artworks in the world. A huge painting of 4.60 meters high and 8.80 meters wide was made with tempera and oil on a gypsum preparation. Several measures have now been implemented to protect the paint from deterioration. To ensure that the fresco is maintained at room temperature, since the last restoration, visitor's' entry has been restricted to a group of 25 people every 15 minutes.

Speaking of this outstanding artwork created by the Master of Art, I was a bit skeptical about going for it. Having been just speculating on whether to go for it or not, I found myself wanting to push the limits. My mind was so full of all these thoughts, that I landed up dreaming about it. I dreamt that I had completed the artwork, and it had turned out magnificent. Waking up the next morning, I could clearly remember the dream from the previous night and hence decided to put brush to canvas. Getting all the characters in place and fitting them in correctly was the biggest challenge - Challenge Accepted. I did it. I wanted this artwork to be in the stained-glass format, as if it had been created into a stained-glass and adorned a church window. I can only just imagine how captivating it would have looked if it was created in stained glass window.

I have always been attracted to these colorful depictions of scenes from the Bible and the life of Jesus Christ, so well portrayed in these windows. They are absolutely unique, and I am in awe of the person - Benedict Biskop, who first came up with this absolutely magnificent idea. I am particularly attracted to the fact that since the scene is created using colored glass, it is translucent and when the sun light passes through this colored glass, the scene seems to come to life. It gives each depiction a divine, enchanting and enthralling experience that a true admirer could spend hours just trying to absorb in.

I would love my viewers to be able to experience the magic created when sun rays penetrate this depiction of The Last Supper in the stained-glass window format, and hence the bright and bold colors in this artwork.

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Ritina is a visual fine artist, working in acrylics and oils, currently residing in Tennessee U.S.A. She was born in London and spent her childhood there.
During her formative years, she engaged in a great deal of painting techniques, like fabric painting, art on pottery, and wooden surfaces. She has always enjoyed creating beautiful landscapes, but at the same time she loved to create figures from Indian mythology.
A self-taught artist, who enjoys experimenting with different colors, hues and textures, Ritina’s art is full of bold and vibrant colors. She likes to bring those colors to life in her paintings and enjoys using various surfaces, mediums and textures for painting. She is always keen to try out something new. Her substrate could be anything from canvas, fabric, to wood or earthenware, basically anything that can hold the paint.
Landscapes being her favorite subject to paint, she still prefers to be a versatile artist, and paints whatever she finds aesthetically beautiful. Her artworks are usually in bold and bright colors, and she relishes incorporating the most minuscule of details into each piece.