“And as to Judas Iscariot, my reason is different. I would fain see the face of him who, having dipped his hand in the same dish with the Son of Man, could afterwards betray Him. I have no conception of such a thing; nor have I ever seen any picture, not even Leonardo’s very fine one, that gave me the least idea of it.” So, according to William Hazlitt in his essay “Persons One Would Wish to Have Seen,” spake Charles Lamb. And so say we all. Could we see his face, we might get some idea of the man, and some understanding of his crime. Judas is the man of mystery among the Twelve. — McCartney
Judas’ heart, not his face, reflected his treachery, and He Whom Judas’ betrayed saw that reflection. — D. V. M.