HOLY TRINITY

Holy Trinity: translation

The Holy Trinity is the encapsulation of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost into one being. In the Renaissance, the Holy Trinity came to be represented as a figure of God holding thecrucifiedChrist, between them the Holy Ghost in the form of a dove. Masaccio'sHoly TrinityatSanta Maria NovellainFlorence(1427) provides an exceptional example of this subject type.Albrecht Dürer'sAdoration of the Holy Trinity(1508—1511; Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum) andEl Greco'sHoly Trinity(1577— 1579; Madrid, Prado), a painting inspired by Dürer's version, also provide noteworthy examples of the theme.