How Does the Holy Trinity by Masaccio Express the Humanist Ideals of The15Th Century Renaissance

How does the Holy Trinity by Masaccio express the humanist ideals of the15th century Renaissance?The Holy Trinity by Masaccio puts everything a common level. The figure behind Jesus on the cross is supposed to represent God. It was unheard of to actually paint God before the Renaissance and it was still rare after. What expressed humanism was the fact that the artist painted God with a resemblance to man. Not only did he paint God as a man but he also painted God to look like what he thought God would look like. Before the Renaissance, the Catholic Church would have never allowed this but at the time there was unrest in the church. It was the discontent that would lead to the Reformation. Another way this piece shows humanism is how close those bottom two figures, who would no doubt be mortals, are to Mary, Joseph, Jesus and God. No doubt, they are below Mary and Joseph but that is more an example of hierarchy than actual humanism.

Include examples from two other artists from the same era who express the same humanist ideals.Pollaiuolo”s Battle of the Ten Nudes It reveals the artist interest in the lactic presentation of human figures in action. They had dealt effectively with the problem of rending human anatomy but they usually depicted their figures at rest or in restrained. Pollaiuolo also displayed the body as a mechanism, such as knotted muscles and taut sinew that activate the skeleton as ropes pull levels. He also developed a figure so lean and muscular that it appears (as if without skin) ( Fred S. Kleiner)

Hercules painted the flesh of beefy males that can be expressed and experienced directly and entirely. Lastly, here comes a wrestling match, which provides the opportunity of and necessitates the physical contact in great tension. Those gripping hands, distorted body forms, and angry faces explore the extremity of human nature at the climax of the action. Sculptors, in particular, love the story and a numerous sculptures have been created. It is of...