Who is Leonardo Da Vinci's Judas?

You know the fresco The Last Supper, painted by Leonardo Da Vinci for the refectory wall of the Santa Maria delle Grazie monastery in Milan between 1495 and 1498. So who is Judas in this fresco and what are the myths about him?

By William James Published on 7 Eylül 2023 : 15:38.
Who is Leonardo Da Vinci's Judas?

The most famous of the myths is as follows:

The master painter seeks models to portray both Jesus and the apostles. First, she finds a young man with an angelic face. Thus, he finishes the sketches of Jesus in a short time. In time, the other apostles were also completed, but he could not find the model he wanted in order to give Judas his features. The search takes years. It takes so long that the abbot of the monastery begins to oppress the master painter. Ultimately, Leonardo finds a man who collapsed prematurely despite his young age to model. This man is none other than the man who modeled for the figure of Jesus some time ago. The hardships and sins he has committed over the years have aged the young man prematurely. His expression no longer resembles an angel, but rather a demon. Good and bad meet on the same percentage.

The Last Supper is a mural painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1495–1498. The painting represents the scene of the Last Supper of Jesus with the Twelve Apostles, as it is told in the Gospel of John – specifically the moment after Jesus announces that one of his apostles will betray him. Its handling of space, mastery of perspective, treatment of motion and complex display of human emotion has made it one of the Western world's most recognizable paintings and among Leonardo's most celebrated works. Some commentators consider it pivotal in inaugurating the transition into what is now termed the High Renaissance.