Talk:Holy Trinity (Masaccio)

regarding the inscription

A much more elegant translation, i think, is:

"I was once that which you are, and what I am you will also be."

Also if someone could find the exact text of the inscription, that'd be great. BorisAnthony 00:32, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Copyright problem removed

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Explanation about the line-drawing

i have no idea what that drawing (the line-drawing)is supposed to represent or mean and I suppose many people don't so it would be nice if someone elaborated on that in the article. I'm talking about the broken lines in that drawing. What do they represent?TheGoatOfSparta (talk) 10:08, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

Influence and sacra conversazione?!

I removed: "However, many of the altar tabernacles of subsequent years by Donatello, Desiderio da Settignano, Michelozzo di Bartolomeo and many other artists were made under the influence of Masaccio's composition." - One may argue it was the other way around, but essentially they were colleagues and talked with each other. All three mentioned are sculptors! So where is the connection in their work? The exploration of space went historically from sculpture to painting with Donatello as the leading man. The reciprocal influence was in detail, namely e.g. the architecture of the Trinity is said (Fabriczy) to have similarities with the tabernacle of the Saint Louis of Toulouse at Orsanmichele, that Donatello worked on at the same time as M. did the fresco. This might be something the sentence failed to say. If there is any sculpture that borrows the composition of the Trinity, let's hear it (with ref). Otherwise some painters that might have been influenced by Masaccio's Trinity are welcome to be mentioned here. Also the placement of the sentence was odd (after 19th ct. restauration immediate influence?).

Secondly, sacra conversazione?! - The pyramidal (=hierarchical!) scheme speaks against it. S.c. is defined as a group of (Patron) Saints at the same level with the Virgin, whom they surround in a common space, not Jesus, and then with the Virgin as medium. A specific ref for this nonsense would be interesting. Some good arguments, too. MenkinAlRire 20:18, 19 September 2023 (UTC)