The Holy Trinity (Santa Maria Novella)
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The Holy Trinity (Santa Maria Novella) is a groundbreaking early Renaissance fresco by Masaccio in Florence, celebrated for its pioneering use of linear perspective and realistic human figures in a religious scene.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian religious artwork
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Renaissance painting ⓘ fresco ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 1425–1427 ⓘ |
| architecturalElements |
Corinthian columns
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Ionic pilasters ⓘ coffered barrel vault ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
early example of realistic human figures in religious context
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influential for later Renaissance painters ⓘ milestone of Early Renaissance art ⓘ |
| city | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Dominican church of Santa Maria Novella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Masaccio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCondition | restored ⓘ |
| denominationContext | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| depicts |
God the Father
NERFINISHED
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Holy Spirit NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Trinity NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint John the Evangelist NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ sarcophagus with skeleton ⓘ two donor figures ⓘ |
| genre | religious painting ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveVanishingPoint | at the base of the cross ⓘ |
| innovation | systematic use of mathematical perspective in wall painting ⓘ |
| inscription | Memento mori inscription above the skeleton ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florence
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Santa Maria Novella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | pigments on wet plaster ⓘ |
| movement | Early Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Quattrocento ⓘ |
| style |
illusionistic architecture
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naturalism ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Crucifixion
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Holy Trinity enthroned NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technique | fresco ⓘ |
| theme |
Trinitarian theology
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death and salvation ⓘ human mortality ⓘ |
| uses |
linear perspective
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one-point perspective ⓘ |
| visibility | publicly accessible in Santa Maria Novella church ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.