The 4th International Laboratory for the History of Science
Art, Science and Techniques of Drafting in the Renaissance

SESSION 2
Florence, 28-29 May 2001

Masaccio's Trinity: Looking again and again
Coordinator: Prof. Martin Kemp

 

MONDAY, 28 MAY 2001

•  "Realities of the artefact": on-the-spot evidence (Santa Maria Novella)
Martin Kemp, General introduction to the issues to be discussed
Cristina Acidini and Cristina Danti, The restoration of Masaccio's Trinity
Roberto Lunardi, Iconographical and iconological notes
J.V. Field, What mathematical analysis can tell us about a fifteenth-century picture
David Hockney, Lost knowledge. Re-writing the history of art

PROTOCOL OF MONDAY, 28 MAY 2001

 

TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2001

•  Acts of modelling: form and meaning
Jay Levenson, Masaccio's Trinity under the videocamera
Cristina Acidini, Remarks on the video on the Trinity
Martin Kemp, Introduction
Lara Wilson, LeonettoTintori's perspective on the Trinity
Volker Hoffmann, The Trinity of Masaccio: perspective construction - isometric transformation - coordinate system
Antonio Criminisi, The Virtual Trinity

PROTOCOL OF TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2001