The Trinity (El Greco)

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The Trinity (El Greco) is a celebrated late 16th-century Mannerist altarpiece by El Greco depicting God the Father, Christ, and the Holy Spirit in a dramatic, elongated composition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mannerist painting
painting
artist El Greco
artStyleCharacteristic dramatic lighting
elongated figures
expressive movement
intense color
associatedPlace Toledo
basedOn The Trinity (Albrecht Dürer)
catalogueRaisonneNumber Wethey 1
collection Museo del Prado collection
commissionedFor Monastery of Santo Domingo el Antiguo
completionDate 1579
countryOfOrigin Spain
creator El Greco
currentLocation Museo del Prado
linked to: Prado Museum
depictionForm vertical composition
depicts God the Father
linked to: God

Holy Spirit
linked to: God the Holy Spirit

Holy Trinity
Jesus Christ
angels
cherubs
genre religious painting
height 300 cm
iconography God the Father supporting the dead Christ
dove of the Holy Spirit above Christ
inception 1577
inspiredBy The Trinity (Albrecht Dürer)
languageOfTitle Spanish
locationCity Madrid
materialUsed oil paint
movement Mannerism
notableFor early major commission in Spain for El Greco
exemplary Mannerist composition
originalLocation Santo Domingo el Antiguo, Toledo
paintingTechnique oil on canvas
partOf altarpiece ensemble for Santo Domingo el Antiguo
period late 16th century
religion Christianity
subjectMatter Christian theology
Trinitarian doctrine
surface canvas
titleInSpanish La Trinidad
width 178 cm

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Santo Domingo el Antiguo, Toledo notableWorkHoused The Trinity (El Greco)