The Scrovegni Chapel
Wiegand Multimedia Room

Expression and sentiment in Giotto’s work

A series of close-up projections of faces shows the many expressive nuances which are so typical of the personages depicted in Giotto’s frescoes. This is another absolutely innovative aspect of his painting: his immense capacity for expressing feelings, emotions, and states of mind. The film is made up of three short sequences, following various moments in Giotto’s narration: the story of Joachim, from his grief atbeing banished from the temple, to his joy on meeting Anne; the drama of Mary, from the Annunciation to the death of her son; and the story of Christ, from his betrayal by Judas to the Resurrection.