Masaccio Trinity

Trinity, Massacio 1427

Masaccio's painting, Trinity, was considered Renaissance art. Renaissance art was driven by this new notion of humanism.  Masaccio includes this idea of humanism in his painting because he imagines God as similar to mankind and not as a force or an abstract figure but simply as a man. Masaccio included humanism into the Renaissance period by depicting god as a man since God was usually painted as an abstract figure that could not be captured. He was a man among the people rather than a figure that individuals blindly believed in. 

 The painting depicts the trinity of God the father, Christ the son and the holy spirit. Masaccio depicted the painting to be from a low view point, giving off the illusion that the viewer is looking up at Christ. Christ is seen as being crucified as Mother Mary and God surround Christ. The holy spirit is depicted as a dove which is common in many religious Renaissance paintings during the 1400's since the holy spirit is seen as coming down as a dove in the bible. The depiction of the architecture is also very interesting in this painting due to the fact that it was seen to be based off Ancient Roman architecture.