Peter Greenaway's Last Supper

Peter Greenaway calls his latest creation a Last Supper 'for the laptop generation' Photograph: Luciano Romano

The projection aims to show the painting in a new light both figuratively and literally, but its detractors say it is disrespectful Photograph: Luciano Romano

Peter Greenaway's Last Supper highlights certain aspects of the picture that are sometimes overlooked by audiences very familiar with the popularised image Photograph: Luciano Romano

There has been and will only be one performance of the piece, which took place on Monday June 30, 2008, in front of an invited audience of dignitaries and clergy Photograph: Luciano Romano

In the projection, the sun rises and sets behind Christ, who appears to have taken on three dimensions Photograph: Luciano Romano

Some of Greenaway's more controversial plans had to be shelved, such as to depict Christ's genitalia and show the apostles' cups overflowing with blood Photograph: Luciano Romano

Greenaway's plans for the future include performing similar tricks on a reproduction of the Last Supper, along with Guernica, las Meninas, Monet’s Waterlilies and a Jackson Pollock Photograph: Luciano Romano