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The Holy Trinity is a tempera painting created by  Spyridon Romas.  He was a Greek painter from Corfu.  He was a prominent member of the Heptanese School.  He was active from 1745 to 1786.  He traveled all over the world.  He painted in Corfu, Lecce, Livorno, and London.  According to the Hellenic Institute over 25 of his works survived.  He is one of the few Greek painters to completely adopt a new style of painting.  He traveled to London, England around 1770 and remained in the country until his death.  He painted several portraits but also maintained artwork in the region.  An iconostasis with most of his works is superlatively preserved in Livorno, Italy at the Museo della Città di Livorno (Museum of the City of Livorno).The Trinity is an integral part of the Christian religion.  There have been many interpretations and debates about the subject.  The Trinity historically refers to the Father (God), Son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit.  Countless Greek and Italian painters adopted the subject.  Masaccio painted an Italian version known as the Holy Trinity.  It was a very popular theme.  A notable Greek-style version of the subject was painted in Constantinople around the 1450s by a Greek master.  The painting is part of the collection at the Cleveland Museum in the United States.  Painters of the Cretan School and the Heptanese School adopted the theme.  Notable versions were painted by Thomas Bathas, Michael Damaskinos, Elias Moskos and Emmanuel Tzanes.  In Damaskino's Tribute to the Eucharist Jesus is sitting on a circular globe with an elaborate decorative motif.  The globe and motif were also added to different versions of the Holy Trinity paintings.  Roma's also added a similar sphere to his work.  The painting is part of the collection at the Livorno City Museum.
Heptanese School Spyridon Romas Corfu Tribute to the Eucharist Emmanuel Tzanes Masaccio Cretan School Thomas Bathas Livorno Bathas Trinity Elias Moskos Holy Trinity Lecce Damaskino London Cleveland Museum Michael Damaskinos iconostasis