Giotto di Bondone - Lamentation 1305

This artwork titled Lamentation was painted by Giotto di Bondone in 1305 at the Arena Chapel which locates in Padua, Italy. This painting depicts the moment when Christ had been removed from the cross and his follower gathered around him. I like this picture because all of the elements were illustrated vividly and colourfully. I can feel the movement in the picture in which the people are mourning for the death of Jesus and the angles fly down from the sky to join the lamentation. The orientation of the picture makes viewers to focus on the main image which is Christ laying around his follower.The artist also used fresco painting style which create depth, mass and volume. This method also indicates a transition from medieval art to renaissance art.