Holy Trinity, after Albrecht Dürer

The two paintings presented here reflect local interpretations of the composition created by Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), the most important engraver of the German Renaissance. While the Italian version exactly reflects the details present in wood engravings, the Spanish tableau reproduces a small part of the same, simplifying the elements and reorganizing the main iconography to adapt it and center it on the Holy Trinity.

Although he was also recognized as a painter, especially for his self-portraits, Dürer had an unprecedented influence due to the mass circulation of his engravings throughout Europe and even in America, centuries after having been created.