The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 25, 2024

The Holy Trinity

The Holy Trinity

1511
Location: not on view

Description

The Holy Trinity represents the pinnacle of Dürer's achievement in woodcut. Using a system of parallel lines, crosshatching, and dashes of varying densities, he attained a wide range of tone and an extremely subtle representation of three-dimensional forms and spatial depth. In addition, he utilized white areas of the paper to heighten parts of the composition for an intensely dramatic effect.
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  • {{cite web|title=The Holy Trinity|url=false|author=Albrecht Dürer|year=1511|access-date=25 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1926.106