The development of Italian painting in the years around 1300 or proto-Renaissance is in a certain sense the rebirth of art and culture. The painters of Renaissance Italy, usually linked to particular courts and loyal to particular cities, still explored the vast Italian territory. Many Italian painters grew artistically during this period, which is evident in Duccio's painting compared to Giotto's. In the Renaissance period it was very popular to draw mainly depictions of religious figures, and this is the main concentration of Duccio's works. Before the Betrayal of Christ painting, Duccio's paintings were highly composed and relied on the ancient tradition of icon painting. Around 1300 Duccio took steps towards representing images in a more naturalistic form; Giotto, on the other hand, had already established himself as a painter with more three-dimensional and naturalistic forms in 1300. In the two different depictions of the Betrayal of Christ scene, Duccio and Giotto show their different styles in the way they compose their paintings. The first decision on the composure of the painting would be comparing the size of the surface they chose to paint on. Duccio compared to Giotto chooses to work on a wooden panel no more than a foot wide, and Giotto chose a plaster surface ten feet wide. This detail alone makes the viewer understand that Giotto's artwork is embedded in detail and visual consumption. The difference in size is the factor between who sees and what he sees; the fine details and symbolism of the narrative will be better understood if the viewer can see every detail. In addition to the composition of the painting, balance is also a dynamic factor. Both Ducci... middle of the paper... example, Jesus calmly looks at Judas' face with the expression of acceptance for what is to come, and Peter has a grotesque look of anger as he strikes the ear off the servant of the high priest. The paintings of Duccio and Giotto firmly formed a reference point for which art began to develop in the years around 1300. These works show how paintings began to evolve into more symbolic, naturalistic and dramatic scenes, depicting events of life and religion. The paintings of Duccio and Giotto are similar in the sense that their paintings were then, in the sense of more modern words, “special effects” of their time. They show vivid colors with meaning and symbolism, atmospheric characters that exist in space, and well thought out composition. Overall, these two artists become the pinnacle of art illustrating Italian paintings in the years around 1300.