Trinity. Tondo

The circle is the oldest form for this subject: it has no top and no bottom. The red halo is laid dense, everything else pulled toward white.

Three figures bent over one cup, inside a circle that has no place of honour. From Rublev's detail down to three spots and a vertical — the series tests how much can be removed before the image is gone.

Circle, three figures at a table, open brushwork, red halos.