RUBLEV, Andrei Holy Trinity 1425-27
Full resolution 3,231 × 4,000 pixels, file size: 13.77 MBTempera on wood 141.5 cm (55.7 in) x 114 cm (44.9 in) Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
The first angel is the first person of the Trinity - God the Father; the second, middle angel is God the Son; the third angel is God the Holy Spirit. All three angels are blessing the chalice, in which lies a sacrificed calf, prepared for eating. The sacrifice of the calf signifies the Saviour’s death on the cross, while its preparation as food symbolizes the sacrament of the Eucharist. WGA
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ICONS Archangel Michael, 14th century
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Scanned from a book about icons from Balkans, see Wikimedia Commons
SIMONE MARTINI Maestà (detail)1315
Medium LargeFresco, 99 x 85 cm (size of detail) Palazzo Pubblico, Siena
Maestà, the Italian word for "majesty", designates an iconic formula of the enthroned Madonna with the child Jesus , whether or not accompanied with angels and saints. The Maestà is an extension of the "Seat of Wisdom" theme of the seated "Mary Theotokos", "Mary Mother of God", which is a counterpart to the earlier icon of Christ in Majesty, the enthroned Christ that is familiar in Byzantine mosaics.
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ICONS, Sinai, Christ Pantocrator, 6th century
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St. Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai Egypt
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