The Trinity
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Victoria and Albert Museum
ZaalMedieval & Renaissance, Room 10Londen, Verenigd Koninkrijk
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- Gecontroleerd
- 7 dagen geleden
- Ongewijzigd sinds
- 25 sep 2026
- Bron
- De eigen collectiegegevens van het museum
About the sculpture
This panel shows the Trinity (God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit). The crowned and bearded figure of God the Father sits at the top of the panel holding a napkin containing three souls. Below him Christ on the cross represents God the Son. A hole above the napkin of souls would have held a dove, representing God the Holy Spirit. The central figures are flanked by six angels.
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The Trinity was a popular subject in alabaster reliefs produced in England in the fifteenth century - over seventy examples survive today. Such reliefs could be used individually for private devotion. Robert Campin's painting of St Barbara (Prado, Madrid) shows a Trinity carving hanging above a domestic fireplace. But the height of this panel, which is taller than other examples, indicates that it was probably the central panel of an alabaster altarpiece. The Swansea Altarpiece (A.89-1919) is a good example of a complete altarpiece with the same central subject. The four lower angels in this panel, which catch Christ's blood in chalices, provide an obvious parallel for the celebration of the Mass, while the upper pair, swinging censers to release incense, would also fit well in an ecclesiastical context.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- 901-1907
What it shows
In de catalogus
Bronnen
- Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · opgehaald 7 dagen geleden
- Afbeelding: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
