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The Trinity
Hans Reinhart1544
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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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- Title: The Trinity
- Creator: Hans R. Reinhart (German, c. 1500-1581)
- Date Created: 1544
- Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 10.2 cm (4 in.)
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1956.337
- Medium: silver
- Inscriptions: below the cross and on the reverse are incised the letters: H. R.
- Department: European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: Germany, 16th century
- Credit Line: Gift of G. Garretson Wade
- Collection: Sculpture
- Accession Number: 1956.337
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