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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Trinity
Work_PrefTitle
Trinity
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Trinita
Work_AltTitle
Trinita
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Overall view with both the upper painting and the lower image of the skeleton revealed
Image_Title
Overall view with both the upper painting and the lower image of the skeleton revealed
Image View
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Creator:
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Masaccio (Italian painter, 1401-1428)
Agent_Display
Masaccio (Italian painter, 1401-1428)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Santa Maria Novella (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Santa Maria Novella (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Piazza Santa Maria Novella, 18
Work_LocationNotes
Piazza Santa Maria Novella, 18
Location Note
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GPS:
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43.7746 11.2493
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Date:
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ca. 1425-1428 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1425-1428 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Fifteenth century; Renaissance
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Fifteenth century; Renaissance
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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fresco (painting)
Work_Worktype1
fresco (painting)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Paintings
Work_Classification
Paintings
Classification
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Material:
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pigment on plaster
Work_MaterialDisplay
pigment on plaster
Material
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Technique:
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fresco painting (technique)
Work_Technique
fresco painting (technique)
Technique
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Measurements:
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640 cm (height) x 317 cm (width)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
640 cm (height) x 317 cm (width)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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New Testament; Jesus Christ; John, the Apostle, Saint; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
New Testament; Jesus Christ; John, the Apostle, Saint; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Subjects
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Description:
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Masaccio’s fresco is unique in Italian painting in its representation of the Trinity within an illusionistic, Classically inspired interior framed by the motif of a triumphal arch instead of against a gilded or landscape background. At an unknown date after the completion of the fresco, an altar was placed in front of the image of 'death', a skeleton on a catafalque surmounted by the inscription: io fu g[i]a quel che voi s[i]ete equel chison[o] voi a[n]co[ra] sarete ("I was once that which you are and that which I am you will also be"). In 1570, when redesigning the church’s interior, Vasari covered the upper part of the fresco with one of his altarpieces; it was rediscovered during renovations ca. 1860 and transferred to the entrance wall. The altar in front of the lower part was removed in 1951, and in 1952 the two parts of the fresco were reunited, cleaned and restored. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Masaccio’s fresco is unique in Italian painting in its representation of the Trinity within an illusionistic, Classically inspired interior framed by the motif of a triumphal arch instead of against a gilded or landscape background. At an unknown date after the completion of the fresco, an altar was placed in front of the image of 'death', a skeleton on a catafalque surmounted by the inscription: io fu g[i]a quel che voi s[i]ete equel chison[o] voi a[n]co[ra] sarete ("I was once that which you are and that which I am you will also be"). In 1570, when redesigning the church’s interior, Vasari covered the upper part of the fresco with one of his altarpieces; it was rediscovered during renovations ca. 1860 and transferred to the entrance wall. The altar in front of the lower part was removed in 1951, and in 1952 the two parts of the fresco were reunited, cleaned and restored. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Description
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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6A1-MASAC-SMN-HT-A01
Image_OriginalVendor ID
6A1-MASAC-SMN-HT-A01
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights
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