The faces on the painting, with the exception of the face of Christ, according to rumors, were written off from the ordinary people Leonardo met in Milan and the surroundings. For the Lord, he apparently found two naturists, as stated in his notes <...>

To the face of Jesus, da Vinci found a beautiful young man from the church choir. He could not find a suitable Judas for 3 years, but eventually saw a swollen drunken woman on the street and called to himself. The man said, "I remember, three years ago you already painted me, I then sang in the choir!"