The Hospitality of Abraham (Trinity) icon (24 x 18cm)

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The Hospitality of Abraham (Trinity)
  • The Hospitality of Abraham (Trinity)
  • The Hospitality of Abraham (Trinity)
  • The Hospitality of Abraham (Trinity)

  • The Hospitality of Abraham (Trinity) icon (24 x 18cm)

  • The Hospitality of Abraham
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Lithograph on MDF wood with gold leaf.

18 x 24cm

The Trinity, also called The Hospitality of Abraham, is an icon created by Russian painter Andrei Rublev in the early 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 (the other being the Dormition Cathedral frescoes in Vladimir) 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 (Genesis 18:1–8), 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.