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The Holy Trinity of Masaccio
The Holy Trinity by Masaccio was done approximately 1428. It is a
superb example of Masaccio's use of space and perspective. It consists of
two levels of unequal height. Christ is represented on the top half, in a
coffered, barrel-vaulted chapel. On one side of him is the Virgin Mary,
and on the other, St. John. Christ himself is supported by God the Fa ....
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.... the painted vault is seven feet, and the depth is
nine feet. "Thus, he achieves not only successful illusion, but a rational,
metrical coherence that, by maintaining the mathematical proportions of the
surface design, is responsible for the unity and harmony of this monumental
composition." Two principal interests are summed up by The Holy Trinity:
Realism based on observation, and the application of mathematics to
pictorial organization.
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