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    There are some types of texture found in the Holy Trinity by Masaccio‚ which are simulated texture and repetition or patterns. In the painting‚ simulated texture is found. Due to the research‚ “simulated texture is the type that is intended to create a realistic illusion of texture and depth in a work of art.” It can be seen from the halos from God Father‚ Jesus Christ‚ Virgin Mary and St. John. There is a halo on the head of each of them. However‚ from the audiences’ eyes‚ the halos look real but

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    way it incorporates the material world with deep metaphysical significance. The "Holy Trinity" is both the most rational and mysterious of images in that it creates the convincing illusion of space within a painting. Tommaso di Giovanni‚ called Masaccio‚ was born in San Giovanni Valdarno on the day of St. John Thomas‚ for whom he was named. Giovanni Cassai‚ his father‚ dies when Massaccio was five years old. His mother remarried and his stepsister’s husband‚ Mariotto di Christofano‚

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    represented in human form behind Jesus on the cross. It was unheard of to actually paint God before this time‚ and painting God in this way also shows Humanism. God was often painted as a singular hand‚ as though God was an abstract force or power. Masaccio transformed the direction of Italian painting‚ and for the first time presented art in a more natural and humanist way – thus moving away from the idealisations of gothic art. The figures in The Holy Trinity are far more realistic than in previous

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    painter Masaccio‚ the sculptor Donatello‚ and the architect Brunelleschi. They applied Humanist thinking to art by using the styles of the classical world‚ instead of their immediate past‚ to depict the world around them in a naturalistic manner. The idealized statuary of classical antiquity served as their models‚ while in architecture the classical orders were applied to Renaissance buildings. They also extended their understanding of light and shadow‚ of perspective and anatomy. Masaccio was a

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    Debra Patterson Professor Brian Campbell English Composition 1- 1102 24 February 2013 The Holy Trinity In the fifteenth century art began to come alive. For decades sculptures had art pieces that depicted so much naturalism and depth‚ but Masaccio was one of the first artists to create the sense of naturalism and depth in a painting. The fresco painting Holy Trinity goes beyond telling a story and really brings a viewer into the painting. The viewer can feel the pain and emotion and understands

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    analyze the painting of Masaccio‚ Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden. Masaccio of the early fourteenth century attempted to observe carefully and to record the variety of his visual experience in a logical and clear manner. Masaccio faced the problem of arranging figures in a mathematically defined space without making the picture appear to be artificially constructed‚ and thus isolating them from the composition or even sacrificing them to the ideal proportions of the room. Masaccio solved the problem

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    a subject dealt with by many Renaissance artists. One of these artists‚ Tommaso di Ser Giovanni de Simone Guide Cassai‚ better known as Masaccio‚ was perhaps the first great painter of the Italian renaissance. His innovations in the use of scientific perspective inaugurated the modern era in painting. Born in San Giovanni Valdarno on December‚ 21‚ 1401‚ Masaccio

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    the Renaissance humanity experienced a development of its own knowledge; during these times many experienced a greater influence from culture‚ politics‚ philosophy‚ religion‚ art‚ and science. From his Renaissance era painting‚ The Holy Trinity‚ Masaccio shows an evident physical separation between the characters of the physical/mortal world and the characters of the Holy Trinity and places his vantage point right above the image of an inhumed skeleton. This shows that although God maybe an infinite

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    Masaccio – The Tribute Money Around 1425‚ during the Renaissance Art Movement‚ The Brancacci family commissioned artist Masolino to do a series of paintings‚ with depictions of the story of the life of Saint Peter‚ that would adorn the walls of the family’s chapel in the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine‚ in Florence. Among the contributions of works is The Tribute Money by Masaccio‚ Masolino’s young assistant‚ which is to be considered as a masterpiece of naturalistic impression‚ (depicting objects

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    The holy trinity 1. Introduce the artist’s name‚ painting title and the mediums used in a ‘ show stopper’ sentence The painting of the holy trinity‚ painted by Masaccio‚ Is illustrated in a fresco style. 2. Introduce the subject matter of the artwork. The holy trinity painting by Masaccio has a religious subject matter because it is a painting of Jesus on the cross‚ with god the father behind him‚ and Mary and john at his sides with two patrons at the feet at both Mary and john. At the bottom

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