The Trinity (El Greco)
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The Trinity (El Greco) is a celebrated late 16th-century Mannerist altarpiece by El Greco depicting God the Father, Christ, and the Holy Spirit in a dramatic, elongated composition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Trinity (El Greco) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mannerist painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artist | El Greco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artStyleCharacteristic |
dramatic lighting
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elongated figures ⓘ expressive movement ⓘ intense color ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Toledo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Trinity (Albrecht Dürer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueRaisonneNumber | Wethey 1 ⓘ |
| collection | Museo del Prado collection ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Monastery of Santo Domingo el Antiguo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1579 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| creator | El Greco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Museo del Prado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictionForm | vertical composition ⓘ |
| depicts |
God the Father
NERFINISHED
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Holy Spirit NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Trinity NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ angels ⓘ cherubs ⓘ |
| genre | religious painting ⓘ |
| height | 300 cm ⓘ |
| iconography |
God the Father supporting the dead Christ
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dove of the Holy Spirit above Christ ⓘ |
| inception | 1577 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | The Trinity (Albrecht Dürer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Spanish ⓘ |
| locationCity | Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Mannerism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early major commission in Spain for El Greco
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exemplary Mannerist composition ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Santo Domingo el Antiguo, Toledo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paintingTechnique | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| partOf | altarpiece ensemble for Santo Domingo el Antiguo ⓘ |
| period | late 16th century ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Christian theology
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Trinitarian doctrine ⓘ |
| surface | canvas ⓘ |
| titleInSpanish | La Trinidad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| width | 178 cm ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.