▁painting ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁be ▁viewed ▁in ▁passing ▁by ▁people ▁moving ▁through ▁the ▁huge ▁church , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁those ▁stopping ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁it . ▁ ▁Those ▁entering ▁at ▁the ▁back ▁and ▁moving ▁forward ▁would ▁pass ▁the ▁painting ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁alt ar ▁on ▁their ▁right , ▁seeing ▁the ▁triangle ▁of ▁figures ▁rising ▁to ▁a ▁term ination ▁in ▁Mary ▁Mag dal ene . ▁ ▁Indeed , ▁she ▁looks ▁and ▁gest ures ▁roughly ▁in ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁P es aro ▁Alt arp ie ce , ▁further ▁up ▁the ▁church ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side , ▁while ▁the ▁stat ues , ▁both ▁looking ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁at ▁a ▁sh ar per ▁angle , ▁have ▁been ▁seen ▁as ▁indicating ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁Ass unta ▁on ▁the ▁high ▁alt ar . ▁ ▁The ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁painting ▁to ▁fit ▁the ▁space ▁in ▁Cad ore ▁( see ▁below ) ▁affected ▁each ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁painting . ▁To ▁the ▁original ▁two ▁stri ps ▁of ▁canvas , ▁se wn ▁together , ▁five ▁more ▁were ▁added : ▁one ▁across ▁the ▁whole ▁top , ▁two ▁at ▁the ▁sides , ▁a ▁th inner ▁strip ▁at ▁the ▁bottom , ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁piece ▁at ▁the ▁bot ton ▁right ▁corner . ▁ ▁Analysis ▁For ▁Tom ▁Nich ols , ▁" T it ian ' s ▁dram at ization ▁of ▁the ▁conflic ting ▁emot ions ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁witness ▁Christ ' s ▁death ▁l ends ▁his ▁painting ▁its ▁ble ak ly ▁express ive ▁power . ▁ ▁His ▁focus ▁effectively ▁breaks ▁up ▁the ▁usual ▁formal ▁unity