God of the Trinity ca. 1300 German 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. ). 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
God of the Trinity ca. 1300 German 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. ). 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 God of the Trinity. German. ca. 1300. Limewood (?) with pastiglia, polychromy and gilding. Made in Rhine Valley, Germany. Sculpture-Wood
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