Curator’s inspection
The Trinity

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The Trinity

Three angels at Abraham's table, arranged in a circle of silent communion — the summit of Orthodox iconography.

Depicts the Hospitality of Abraham (Genesis 18), read in the Eastern Church as a figure of the Trinity.

Icons are not illustrations but windows: the reverse perspective draws the viewer into the circle at the open fourth side of the table.

The Stoglav Council of 1551 named it the model for all Trinity icons.

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