Peter cuts Malcho's ear, with the sword barely slicing through the ear. Even the position

of Malcho is different. In the fresco of San Justo, Malcho is standing up, with his right

leg in front of his left, and both of his hands are down in a pathetic attempt to run away

from Peter. On the other hand, in the Bible ofAvila, Malcho is kneeling unexpressive, his

body twisted, and only one hand is visible. The next episode in San Justo is the Kiss of

Judas. Christ is on the left and Judas reaches up to Christ from the right and dastardly

kisses him on the cheek. Two Apostles are located behind Christ on the left, while a

group of soldiers come to arrest Christ from the right. When comparing this Kiss of Judas

with the one that appears on the Bible ofAvila, there are some obvious differences. The

relative position of Judas to Christ is the opposite with Judas on the left and Christ on the

right. The kiss that Judas gives Christ in the Bible ofAvila is an oscuhtm-Judas's kisses

Christ on the mouth. In the depiction of San Justo, Judas embraces Christ from the side,

while in the Cycle of the Life andPa~ssion of Christ Judas embraces Christ from behind.

In terms of style the Kiss of Judas in San Justo and Pastor slightly resembles its

counterpart in the Bible ofAvila. On stylistic grounds the draperies are less organic in this

example with the addition of swirls on the robes--this characteristic has no counterpart in

the Bible ofAvila. The hair patterns in both examples are different. They appear to be

more natural in the Cycle of the Life and Pa~ssion of Christ than in the Kiss of Judas of

San Justo, where the patterning is flatter and very linear. The hands, which are one of the

most characteristic aspects of the Master of the Cycle of the Life andPa~ssion of Christ,

are very different. In San Justo, the hands are characterized with long fingers and a short

palm, the opposite of the hands of the Cycle. Even the toes are depicted differently when