Question

A painting of three figures sitting around a table. Each person has an elongated body and a halo around their head. Name the painting displayed above. Describe its artistic characteristics and the subject matter.

Answer 1

This is entitled, The Old Testament Trinity. It shows the three angels who visited Abraham in the Old Testament. This painting shows the ideal geometry invented by artists during this time period for human forms. The geometric figures are simple and similar in features. The subjects’ are elongated, meaning their necks and arms are long, and in general they are tall and slender. The composition of the figures is also geometric, for they are placed in a triangular form.

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Answer 2

The Trinity. Subject Matter- The painting represents the Christain belief of the three parts of God called the Trinity.

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Andrei Rublev is the painter and he is a Russian artist. Artistic Characteristics -The Trinity is noteworthy for its inspiration taken from ancient Roman triumphal arches and the strict adherence to recently developed perspective techniques, with a vanishing point at the viewer's eye level.