Masaccio’s Holy Trinity is an example of a new stylistic approach that began during the Italian Renaissance. Unlike the Northern Renaissance, the Italian Renaissance focused more on humanistic figures and used tempera paint to create different textures. The reading, Masaccio, Holy Trinity and video Empire of the Eye: The Magic of Illusion: The Trinity-Masaccio, discuss Masaccio’s technique and how he achieved a three dimensional illusion. They mention his use of orthogonal and linear perspective to create a vanishing point, a method influenced by Italian Renaissance architect, Brunelleschi. Masaccio is able to create a three dimensional illusion by strategically placing string, lines, geometric shapes, and using geometric instrument in
