Bordone does choose to differ the depiction of his painting from Tintoretto, to show a more interesting scene that captures more of the drama associated with it. The painting Bordone creates is dramatic and captures what he believes to be the most important part of the bible story it depicts. This moment being the moment that Mary and Joseph burst into the scene to find their son, who has been missing for three days. In the scene, Bordone captures the emotion any mother searching for her lost young son would have. He paints Mary’s face with an expression of distress, and anxiousness. Her body is in mid stride with her left foot forward, and her weight distributed in a way that makes it look like she is moving toward where Christ is located.
