Trinity, fresco in the Santa Maria Novella in Florence
by MASACCIO

The Trinity fresco is the most famous work of Masaccio beside the frescoes in the Cappelle Brancacci. There are various opinions as to exactly when this fresco was painted between 1425 and 1428. It was described in detail by Vasari in 1568, who emphasized the virtuosity of the "trompe l'oeil" in the architectural structure of the painting: "a barrel vault drawn in perspective, and divided into squares with rosettes which diminish and are foreshortened so well that there seems to be a hole in the wall."

Preview Picture Data File Info Comment
Trinity (scheme of the perspective)
1425-28
Fresco, 667 x 317 cm
Santa Maria Novella, Florence

524*789
Grayscale
41 Kb



Trinity
1425-28
Fresco, 640 x 317 cm
Santa Maria Novella, Florence

800*1485
True Color
204 Kb



Trinity (detail)
1425-28
Fresco
Santa Maria Novella, Florence

616*868
True Color
131 Kb



Trinity (detail)
1425-28
Fresco
Santa Maria Novella, Florence

529*790
True Color
85 Kb




Summary of paintings by MASACCIO
Frescoes in the Cappella Brancacci
Pisa Altarpiece
Trinity in the Santa Maria Novella
Various panel paintings