God of the Trinity
Christians of the Middle Ages believed that God is three persons: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This enthroned God the Father comes from a larger composition known as a Shrine Madonna, like the complete example exhibited nearby (acc. no. 17.190.185). Devotional sculptures were often made of multiple elements; in this composition the corpus of Christ from the cross and the Dove of the Holy Spirit are missing. Closely related sculptures produced in the Upper Rhine and the area of Lake Constance were created specifically for female convents, suggesting that this figure also comes from such a context.
Artwork Details
- Title: God of the Trinity
- Date: ca. 1300
- Geography: Made in Rhine Valley, Germany
- Culture: German
- Medium: Limewood (?) with pastiglia, polychromy and gilding
- Dimensions: 9 13/16 × 4 × 1 15/16 in. (25 × 10.2 × 5 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture-Wood
- Credit Line: Gift of Sam Fogg, 2016
- Object Number: 2016.430
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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ca. 1300
North German
ca. 1350
North German
ca. 1350
Master Heinrich of Constance
ca. 1310–20
French
1264–88
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