Holy Trinity (Rublev) Orthodox IconAVAILABLE

Exact replica of the prototype Orthodox icon of Holy Trinity. It is made of natural linden wood, prepared according to the requirements of traditional techniques and materials. This icon is available in a gilded background and it is possible to choose between 2 size dimensions.

The History

The Holy Trinity is an icon created by Russian painter Andrei Rublev in the 15th century. It is his most famous work and the most famous of all Russian icons and it is regarded as one of the highest achievements of Russian art. Scholars believe that it is one of only two works of art that can be attributed to Rublev with any sort of certainty.

The Trinity depicts the three angels who visited Abraham at the Oak of Mamre, but the painting is full of symbolism and is interpreted as an icon of the Holy Trinity. At the time of Rublev, the Holy Trinity was the embodiment of spiritual unity, peace, harmony, mutual love and humility.

The icon was commissioned to honour Saint Sergius of Radonezh, near Moscow, now in the town of Sergiyev Posad. Even the authorship of Rublev has been questioned.

On the table, there is a cup containing the head of a calf. In the background, Rublev painted a house (supposedly Abraham's house), a tree (the Oak of Mamre), and a mountain (Mount Moriah). The figures of angels are arranged so that the lines of their bodies form a full circle. The middle angel and the one on the left bless the cup with a hand gesture. The figures gaze into eternity in the state of motionless contemplation. There are sealed traces of nails from the icon's riza on the margins, halos and around the cup.