The Retaule de la Trinitat (Retablo de la Trinidad), or Altarpiece of the Holy Trinity, 1506-07, by Antoni Marques, in the Trinitat Chapel in the Colegiata Basilica de Santa Maria, or Collegiate Basilica of Santa Maria, also known as La Seu, built in Gothic style by Berenguer de Montagut, from 1328 until 1486, around an existing 11th century Romanesque church, Manresa, Catalonia, Spain. The panels include the Holy Trinity (centre) with Canon Bernat Massadella, the Mare de Deu de l’Esperanca (Virgen de la Esperanza) or Hope Madonna with archangel Gabriel and St Agnes (top), Old Testament scenes (creation of Eve, Abraham with 3 angels, Moses and burning bush), Baptism of Jesus, and below, saints Andrew, Fructus, Augustin and Maurice. The altarpiece is in late Gothic style, but with Renaissance style in certain landscape and figure elements. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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