▁figures ▁in ▁the ▁Mock ing ▁of ▁Christ ▁and ▁L ament ation ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁vie wer ▁is ▁b idden ▁by ▁the ▁composition ▁to ▁become ▁m ocker ▁in ▁one ▁and ▁m our ner ▁in ▁the ▁other . ▁ ▁Gi otto ' s ▁dep iction ▁of ▁the ▁human ▁face ▁and ▁em otion ▁sets ▁his ▁work ▁apart ▁from ▁that ▁of ▁his ▁contempor aries . ▁When ▁the ▁dis g rac ed ▁Jo achim ▁returns ▁sad ly ▁to ▁the ▁hill side , ▁the ▁two ▁young ▁she ph erd s ▁look ▁side ways ▁at ▁each ▁other . ▁The ▁soldier ▁who ▁drag s ▁a ▁baby ▁from ▁its ▁sc ream ing ▁mother ▁in ▁the ▁Mass acre ▁of ▁the ▁In noc ents ▁does ▁so ▁with ▁his ▁head ▁h unch ed ▁into ▁his ▁shoulders ▁and ▁a ▁look ▁of ▁shame ▁on ▁his ▁face . ▁The ▁people ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁to ▁Egypt ▁g oss ip ▁about ▁Mary ▁and ▁Joseph ▁as ▁they ▁go . ▁Of ▁Gi otto ' s ▁real ism , ▁the ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁English ▁critic ▁John ▁Rus kin ▁said , ▁" He ▁painted ▁the ▁Madonna ▁and ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁and ▁the ▁Christ , ▁yes , ▁by ▁all ▁means ... ▁but ▁essentially ▁M amma , ▁Papa ▁and ▁Baby ". ▁ ▁Fam ous ▁narr atives ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁include ▁the ▁Ad oration ▁of ▁the ▁Mag i , ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁com et - like ▁Star ▁of ▁Beth le hem ▁stre aks ▁across ▁the ▁sky . ▁Gi otto ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 3 0 1 ▁appearance ▁of