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Figure 7: The Betrayal of Judas, Dečani Monastery; a. Judas leading a Great multitude with swords and staves, b. Soldiers Analysis of the Sense Perception in the Fresco Painting of the Dečani Monastery
fall to the ground in front of Christ, c. Kiss of Judas, d. Peter cutting off Malchus’ ear, Courtesy of BLAGO Fund, Inc
the Garden of Gethsemane, a dramatic counter- apostles, betrays Christ for thirty pieces of sil-
balance filled with tension and sensory imagery. ver to the Roman authorities is one of the New
The scene where Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve Testament’s pivotal moments. The Dečani art-
