| Description |
x, 166 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Masterpieces of western painting |
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Masterpieces of western paintings |
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Masterpieces of Western painting.
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Masterpieces of western paintings
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| Contents |
Introduction: Masaccio's Trinity and the Early Renaissance / Rona Goffen -- 1. The Florentine Elite in the Early Fifteenth Century / Gene Brucker -- 2. Masaccio's Trinity and the Letter to 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 Aixen -- 5. Time and the Timeless in Quattrocento Painting / Yves Bonnefoy -- 6. Masaccio's Skeleton: Art and Anatomy in Early Renaissance Italy / Katharine Park |
| Summary |
Masaccio's "Trinity" examines one of the defining paintings of the Italian Renaissance. Renowned for the grandeur of its characterizations, both sacred and mortal, for the perspectival illusion of its monumental architectural setting, and for its compelling depictions of a human skeleton, the fresco 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, its relation to the symbolism of the Trinity, and its liturgical function in the great Dominican church of Santa Maria Novella. Also emphasized are the extraordinary features of the painting, especially its system of spatial illusionism, its problematic state of conservation, and the conception of time and space that the artist masterfully visualized |
| Analysis |
Masaccio, 1401-1428? - Criticism and interpretation |
| Notes |
Bibliography: p143-156. - Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-156) and index |
| Subject |
Masaccio, 1401-1428 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Masaccio, 1401-1428. Trinity.
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Christian art and symbolism -- Italy -- Florence -- Medieval, 500-1500
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Mural painting and decoration, Italian -- Italy -- Florence.
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Painting, Renaissance -- Italy -- Florence.
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Trinity.
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| Author |
Goffen, Rona, 1944-2004.
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| LC no. |
97027041 |
| ISBN |
0521461502 (alk. paper) |
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0521467098 |
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