Leonardo's Judas

Leonardo's Judas Book Description

Grand Master Leonardo da Vinci's eagerly awaited masterpiece "The Last Supper" remains unfinished. There is a reason why Leonardo was frustrated that he could not work on the painting he made for the refectory of the Santa Maria delle Grazie monastery in Milan for months. He could not find a model to draw inspiration from when depicting the head of Judas, the apostle who betrayed Jesus. For this purpose, the Master goes after the worst person in the city and wanders all the streets, taverns and markets day and night. A Bohemian merchant who came to the city at that time was trying to collect an old debt. He also cannot get out of his mind a young girl he saw in the city and fell in love with. In this gripping and entertaining historical novel, Leo Perutz focuses on themes such as arrogance, betrayal, art and the artist's act of creation.