St. Peter
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Just after Christ announced
that one of the apostles will betray him, it is written in the
bible that St. Peter beckoned to St.
John the Baptist and asked 'who it should be of whom He
spoke.' St. Peter is shown here leaning towards St. John
the Baptist. He is also seated next to his brother St.
Andrew and before them both is a plate of fish, in reference
to their trade as fishermen. Though St. Peter, at this point
in the story, is still unaware as to who the betrayer is, Leonardo
da Vinci positioned his hand to hold a knife at Judas'
back to subtly point to the backstabber. |
