‘The Holy Trinity’, painted 1425, near the beginning of the Italian renaissance for art, is a fresco painting located at the Santa Maria Novella in Florence. Standing at 667 cm x 317 cm, the painting’s proportions overall are about 3:1 vertical-to-horizontal. The was painting originally intended to face the entrance, now situated to the left of the entrance, with a lot of thought going into how the painting would immediately impact the viewer using their line of sight from entrance to painting. The painting also features an altar that has been used, the fresco reflecting that with traces of candle smoke marking the fresco.
Why this painting is so special is it one of the first to demonstrate perspective in a well thought-out and realistic way, …show more content…
Considered ‘the most revolutionary painter of the Early Renaissance’ he used many techniques in his art including light, linear perspective and ? to create believable scenes, giving him such a good reputation.
Before Masaccio perspective was something rarely seen in paintings before the 14th century, only a few attempting at perspective with the use of creating shadows to create depth. But Masaccio brought his skills and created new standards for perspective presenting us with foreshortening, giving his paintings realism and a naturalistic style. His use of perspective then went on to influence many other artists including Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Titian and many others. The use of perspective in the Renaissance following his legacy was not just in Italy but many other countries including the Netherlands.
The way Masaccio achieved perspective in such a new and realistic way was by using a single point of focus, positioned in the centre. Using this diagram you can see that the single point of focus is two thirds of the way down, the far part of the archway. By positioning the centre point there, all parts of the architecture must follow this path, as seen by the dotted lines on the …show more content…
The archway and pillars we imagine to be further back because of the colour, which is much darker and richer, as well as the size of them being much smaller in comparison to those at the forefront. Pairing this with the placement and intention of the painting on the wall it creates a realistic continuation and an extra construction to the cathedral’s walls, connecting the people of the cathedral to their faith.
But more importantly the sizes of the squares featured on the ceiling get smaller the further back they go, which we interpret as the ceiling going further back into this space meeting the archway further back, as well as the shapes slanting inwards, which creates the v shape (seen in the diagram).
The importance of all the mentioned, and the point of focus’ placement, is that everything draws into that one point, and the placement of the point is at the deepest part of the archway, all of this creating a long architectural structure, creating a more realistic piece of art, which in doing so connects to viewer further to the piece
Why this painting is so special is it one of the first to demonstrate perspective in a well thought-out and realistic way, …show more content…
Considered ‘the most revolutionary painter of the Early Renaissance’ he used many techniques in his art including light, linear perspective and ? to create believable scenes, giving him such a good reputation.
Before Masaccio perspective was something rarely seen in paintings before the 14th century, only a few attempting at perspective with the use of creating shadows to create depth. But Masaccio brought his skills and created new standards for perspective presenting us with foreshortening, giving his paintings realism and a naturalistic style. His use of perspective then went on to influence many other artists including Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Titian and many others. The use of perspective in the Renaissance following his legacy was not just in Italy but many other countries including the Netherlands.
The way Masaccio achieved perspective in such a new and realistic way was by using a single point of focus, positioned in the centre. Using this diagram you can see that the single point of focus is two thirds of the way down, the far part of the archway. By positioning the centre point there, all parts of the architecture must follow this path, as seen by the dotted lines on the …show more content…
The archway and pillars we imagine to be further back because of the colour, which is much darker and richer, as well as the size of them being much smaller in comparison to those at the forefront. Pairing this with the placement and intention of the painting on the wall it creates a realistic continuation and an extra construction to the cathedral’s walls, connecting the people of the cathedral to their faith.
But more importantly the sizes of the squares featured on the ceiling get smaller the further back they go, which we interpret as the ceiling going further back into this space meeting the archway further back, as well as the shapes slanting inwards, which creates the v shape (seen in the diagram).
The importance of all the mentioned, and the point of focus’ placement, is that everything draws into that one point, and the placement of the point is at the deepest part of the archway, all of this creating a long architectural structure, creating a more realistic piece of art, which in doing so connects to viewer further to the piece