Holy Trinity – Silk Screen Print on Naturally Aged Wood – Mount Athos

Description

Silk Screen Print of the Holy Trinity on Naturally Aged Wood

A beautiful image depicting the Holy Trinity. A unique composition, full of symbolism, which is mostly found in the post-Byzantine era. It represents the three Persons of the Holy Trinity: the Father, the Son (depicted to His right), and the Holy Spirit.

In this particular depiction of the Holy Trinity, we see God the Father portrayed as an elderly figure with white hair and a beard. Jesus, the Son of God, is seated next to Him, and the Holy Spirit is represented as a dove hovering between them.

The Holy Trinity refers to the threefold nature of God in Christianity. God is One and Triune, possessing a single essence (nature) but three distinct persons (hypostases): the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three persons are inseparable and consubstantial. This is known as the Doctrine of the Trinity.

The uniqueness of this image lies in the aged wood on which the canvas is mounted. The cracks in the wood testify to its years of life in Mount Athos and simultaneously lend it authenticity. The wood collected from the renovations of the monasteries on Mount Athos is not discarded but carefully gathered, cut, and preserved by the monks, to be transformed into small works of art, specifically icons, which carry with them the blessings of the monks who lived in the cells from which the wood originated.

As the icon is handmade and the wood is processed by hand, there may be slight variations in the wood, though not in the depiction itself.

The icon is available by special order.

Origin: Mount Athos

Dimensions: 20 x 26 x 2 cm