num_pages: 154
description: Set in 1498, this deals with Leonardo da Vinci's attempts to find a model for the figure of Judas, in his painting "The Last Supper". This he finds in Joachim Behaim, an honest German merchant who has had to commit an act of betrayal in order to recover a debt. Thus he is perfect for Judas.
language: German
title: Leonardo's Judas
titlecomplete: Leonardo's Judas
characters: Ludovico Sforza, Boccetta, Niccola, Leonardo da Vinci, Joachim Behaim, Mancino
genres: Fiction, Modern Classics, German Literature, Italy, Historical Fiction, Art, Novels
ratings_count: 756
places: Italy, Milan, Lombardy
publisher: Little, Brown and Company