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Masaccio's Trinity

Pages
166
Published
1998
Language
English

Synopsis

Explore Masaccio's 'Trinity,' a defining painting of the Italian Renaissance, renowned for its grand characterizations and groundbreaking perspectival illusion. This volume examines the fresco within its historical and spiritual contexts, its relation to Trinitarian symbolism, and its liturgical role in Santa Maria Novella. It highlights the painting's extraordinary spatial illusionism, conservation challenges, and the artist's masterful visualization of time and space.

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