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A Byzantine Style Fresco of the Betrayal by Ioannis Pagomenos
Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God, Alikampos, Crete, Greece
14th century
Fresco in the Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God in Alikampos, near Chania, western Crete.
Artist: Ioannis Pagomenos, active c.1313-1347AD
In the centre Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss, whilst the soldiers have their swords raised ready to strike. One of the soldiers points accusingly at Christ while to lower right St Peter tends the soldier whose ear he has cut off. I am intrigued by the hats in this fresco: there are the conical-shaped hats of the two soldiers above Christ and the one on the right behind the soldier’s raised sword. The two figures on the left hand side have two different types of hats, one round (a bit like a Byzantine Emperor’s) and the other more like a turban. Two other soldiers stand on the right wearing different types of hat again. The clothes the protagonists are wearing are also an interesting mix of re-imagined robes from the time of Christ, Roman soldier’s uniforms and Byzantine court costume.
Source: wordscene by peterwebscott.