Miniature from a choir book, depicting the Trinity
Medieval Manuscripts Medieval Manuscript Fragments
Item Info
Language: Latin
Folio Number: front
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Holy Trinity
Notes: This cutting may have once formed the center of an initial O beginning the antiphon for first Vespers of Trinity Sunday, " O beata et benedicta et gloriosa Trinitas, Pater et Filius et Spiritus Sanctus ..." (O blessed and glorious Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost).
This image of the Trinity in which God the Father presents his Son crucified under the wings of the dove of the Holy Spirit, is also known as the Mercy-Seat Trinity. It emphasizes in sentimental terms the paternal nature of God and the human suffering of the Son, following certain tendencies in late medieval devotion to focus on the human nature of Christ.
Sirsi Catalog Key:
1596266
Country:
Country:Italy
Region/County:Lombardy
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin):
1510
Image Dimensions Width:
128 mm
ShelfMark:
Lewis E M 28:20
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