Christ Mocked (top); Christ Before Caiaphas (bottom)

Two vertical scenes are presented within a single architectural interior, each occupying its own register and separated by a narrow horizontal seam. In the top panel, a central figure in red and dark drapery is surrounded by soldiers and onlookers, with halos marking sacred figures and a crowd filling the space along an arcade and steps. In the bottom panel, Christ stands before a council of officials and scribes, again set against the same pale, arch-framed interior, with figures arranged in dense groups and wearing earth-toned robes, greens, and reds. The painting uses Duccio’s late medieval Siena style: elongated, gently modeled figures, crisp, decorative folds, strong outlines, and a warm, restrained palette that emphasizes narrative clarity over naturalistic depth.