aster ▁and ▁have ▁bond ed ▁with ▁the ▁wall . ▁An ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁decay ▁can ▁clearly ▁be ▁seen ▁on ▁the ▁ro be ▁of ▁the ▁Virgin , ▁in ▁the ▁fres co ▁of ▁the ▁N ativity . ▁ ▁Style ▁Gi otto ' s ▁style ▁drew ▁on ▁the ▁solid ▁and ▁classic izing ▁sculpt ure ▁of ▁Arn ol fo ▁di ▁Camb io . ▁Un like ▁those ▁by ▁C im ab ue ▁and ▁Duc cio , ▁Gi otto ' s ▁figures ▁are ▁not ▁st yl ized ▁or ▁el ong ated ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁follow ▁By z antine ▁models . ▁They ▁are ▁solid ly ▁three - dimensional , ▁have ▁faces ▁and ▁gest ures ▁that ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁close ▁observation , ▁and ▁are ▁cloth ed , ▁not ▁in ▁sw ir ling ▁formal ized ▁dra per y , ▁but ▁in ▁gar ments ▁that ▁hang ▁naturally ▁and ▁have ▁form ▁and ▁weight . ▁He ▁also ▁took ▁bold ▁steps ▁in ▁for esh ort ening ▁and ▁with ▁having ▁characters ▁face ▁in wards , ▁with ▁their ▁back s ▁towards ▁the ▁observer , ▁creating ▁the ▁ill usion ▁of ▁space . ▁The ▁figures ▁occup y ▁com pressed ▁settings ▁with ▁natural istic ▁elements , ▁often ▁using ▁forced ▁perspective ▁devices ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁res emble ▁stage ▁sets . ▁This ▁similarity ▁is ▁increased ▁by ▁Gi otto ' s ▁careful ▁arrangement ▁of ▁the ▁figures ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁the ▁vie wer ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁particular ▁place ▁and ▁even ▁an ▁invol vement ▁in ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁scenes . ▁ ▁That ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁most ▁marked ly ▁in ▁the ▁arrangement ▁of ▁the