Masaccio's 'Trinity'

Renowned for the grandeur of its characterizations and for the perspectival illusion of its architectural setting, Masaccio's "Trinity" was famous from the time it was painted in the 1420s, and remembered despite its having been hidden from view for nearly two centuries. This volume considers the "Trinity" in its historical and spiritual contexts and describes the significance of Masaccio's innovative depictions of time and space. 30 photos.

Introduction: Masaccio's Trinity and the Early Renaissance Rona Goffen; 1. The Florentine elite in the early fifteneenth century Gene Brucker; 2. Masaccio's 'Trinity' and the Letter to the Hebrews Rona Goffen; 3. Masaccio's Fresco technique and Problems of Conservation Ornella Casazza; 4. The Perspective Construction of Masaccio's 'Trinity' Fresco and Medieval Astronomical Graphics Jane Andrews Aiken; 5. Time and timeless in Quattrocento painting Yves Bonnefoy; 6. Masaccio's skeleton: Art and Anatomy in Renaissance Italy Katharine Park.