Judas Iscariot Watches in Disapproval

A close portrait of Judas Iscariot presents the disciple with a furrowed brow, shadowed eyes, and a tightly set expression beneath a wrapped head covering. The face is turned inward with visible suspicion and restraint, giving form to the moment in John 12:2-6 when Judas objects to Mary’s costly anointing of Jesus at Bethany. His protest sounds charitable, yet the Gospel exposes the deeper motive: greed and a divided heart. This artwork is suited for teaching on betrayal, hypocrisy, stewardship, sin concealed beneath religious language, and the contrast between Mary’s worshipful devotion and Judas’s calculating unbelief.