<previous In the scene of the massacre of children by King Herod's soldiers, Giotto infused the scene with drama with a composition that draws the attention to the deeds of two murderous soldiers. A mass of pleading women faces those soldiers. The emphasis is on the repetition of facial expressions that demonstrates the tension and horror of the scene.

There is a very good set of frescos from the Arena Chapel to view on a web site done by Custodia.info [more].