The Trinity

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Trinity

Hans R. Reinhart

Date
1544
Medium
silver
Culture
Germany
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

Commissioned by Duke Moritz of Saxony, this medal depicts the Trinity in the form of the Throne of Grace. God the Father holds the cross on which Christ has been crucified, expressing God’s acceptance of Christ’s sacrifice, with the Holy Spirit between them in the form of a dove.

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