"Noli me tangere"

This sense of Christ inhabiting two realms is conveyed through the pose he adopts. Placed on the right, while the body of Christ motions away from Mary, he casts a glance over one shoulder. Giotto manages to imbue the scene with an unprecedented level of naturalism.  Naturalism in Giotto’s case entails giving the figures psychological depth, which ensures emotional resonance. Giotto’s achievement is remarkable because he sustained this emotional pitch in the whole of his Capella degli Scrovegni fresco cycle.