ac cio , ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁Gi otto , ▁says ▁of ▁him ▁that ▁" there ▁was ▁no ▁u g lier ▁man ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Florence " ▁and ▁indicates ▁that ▁his ▁children ▁were ▁also ▁plain ▁in ▁appearance . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁story ▁that ▁D ante ▁visited ▁Gi otto ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁painting ▁the ▁Sc ro veg ni ▁Chap el ▁and , ▁seeing ▁the ▁artist ' s ▁children ▁under foot ▁asked ▁how ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁painted ▁such ▁beautiful ▁pictures ▁could ▁have ▁such ▁plain ▁children . ▁Gi otto , ▁who , ▁according ▁to ▁Vas ari ▁was ▁always ▁a ▁wit , ▁replied , ▁" I ▁make ▁my ▁pictures ▁by ▁day , ▁and ▁my ▁b ab ies ▁by ▁night ." ▁ ▁Se quence ▁The ▁cycle ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁ 3 7 ▁scenes , ▁arranged ▁around ▁the ▁later al ▁walls ▁in ▁three ▁t iers , ▁starting ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁register ▁with ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁St . ▁Jo achim ▁and ▁St . ▁Anne , ▁the ▁parents ▁of ▁the ▁Virgin , ▁and ▁continu ing ▁with ▁her ▁early ▁life . ▁The ▁life ▁of ▁Jesus ▁occup ies ▁two ▁registers . ▁The ▁top ▁south ▁tier ▁de als ▁with ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁Mary ' s ▁parents , ▁the ▁top ▁north ▁with ▁her ▁early ▁life ▁and ▁the ▁entire ▁middle ▁tier ▁with ▁the ▁early ▁life ▁and ▁m ira cles ▁of ▁Christ . ▁The ▁bottom ▁tier ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁is ▁concerned ▁with ▁the ▁Pass ion ▁of ▁Christ . ▁He ▁is ▁dep icted ▁mainly ▁in ▁profile , ▁and ▁his ▁eyes ▁point ▁continu ously ▁to ▁the ▁right , ▁perhaps