In the Kiss of Judas, a golden-robed Judas embraces Christ. The confrontation is central, eye to eye. This is in stark contrast to the romantic kiss of Joachim and Anne at the Golden Gate. Soldiers press in; chaos erupts around this moment of betrayal. The golden robe encasing Christ intensifies the sense of entrapment.
Giotto’s frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua are highlights of Western art and important in the development of Renaissance art.