In Giotto’s Lamentation painting, there are several figures arranged around the figure of Jesus Christ, who is lying lifeless on the ground after He was removed from the cross.
Giotto portrayed his subject matter in a naturalistic color scheme, incorporating soft pastel hues of blues, reds, greens, pinks, oranges, and yellows, all of which create a color harmony.
Texture is implied in the soft drapery of the clothing and smoothed skin tones of the figures, which also creates a contrasting effect against the rougher, rocky texture from the sloping ridge and ground.
There is a variety of shapes and forms in TheLamentation of Christ, for example, the rounded forms of the figures in the foreground who are sitting with their backs to us, the viewers.
Giotto creates a three-dimensional space, which was not a norm for paintings during the medieval period. The proportion between the larger figures in the foreground and the smaller figures in the background provides a sense of depth.