The Trinity by El Greco

El Greco was a painter, sculptor, and an architect. When in Spain he was the first great genius of his Spanish school. El Greco's real name is not the one you see on all of the paintings his real name is Domenikos Theotocopoulos. El Greco was born in 1541 and died in 1614. None know of his childhood. In 1566 he became a master painter and moved or traveled to Venice. Later in 1570 he traveled to Rome to meet Giulio Clovio a miniaturist. Very few of his pieces survived the years. One of the surviving pieces is The Purification of The Temple which is now located in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and in NG, Washington. In 1577 he arrived at Toledo and remained there until death. Two of his most popular painting is El Espolio and The burial of Count Orgaz. (http://www.arthistory.cc/auth/greco/)

The painting The Holy Trinity has eight figures. These figures are Christ, The father, a dove, and several angels. The angles are wearing an array of color arranging from red to blue. The father (god) is wearing gold and white, showing his purity. The dove is located in the top of the painting with a background of a golden sunlight. At the bottom of the painting he shows the dark color of blue portraying the earthly sky below. (http://www.maestro-hennis.com/info.htm)

This painting looks as if it were a live object the colors used are wonderful and vibrant. The lighting