Art Analysis: The Lamentation By Giotto Di Bondone

This will be a description of “The Lamentation” by Giotto di Bondone (1305). One thing that stands out in this painting is the use of line. The artist’s use and qualities of the lines brings out the purpose and meaning of the painting, as well as what is actual and implied.
The fresco painting depicts the body of Christ, Christ’s supporters, and the Angels in heaven after he had been crucified. This being the actual focal point of the artwork. The downward-left diagonal line of the mountain in the background draws the eye to Mary holding her dead son, while John the Baptist is throwing his arms up and back in despair. The upward motion leads the eye to the sky above the lamenters, where angels are weeping for the death of Christ. The emphasis of curves, bulk, muscles and other body lines draws attention to …show more content…
The hope of resurrection is shown through the verticality of the tree and the two characters below it. The characters’ lines of vision mark the counterpoint. The golden halos bring out into open the faces of Christ’s supporters and the Angels.The expressions of Christ's supporters are shown in a difficult to notice/skillful more humanistic way, while the expressions of the Angels faces are more dramatic.The outlines of the Angels bodies are placed in positions connected with sadness (about death) or in rough and sharp positions to point to/show pain that also increase the dramatic facial expressions of the Angels.The (putting two things next to each other to show how they're different or similar) of the difficult to notice/skillful sadness (about death) shown by the humans and the more dramatic sadness (about death) of the God-related thing is divided diagonally by the cliff in the background. This cliff leads directly down to Christ’s face and at the top is the dead tree. This connects the tree and Christ in death. From every point of the painting leads back to the center of