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| Keywords: Russian - Triptych Icon with the Deposition, Holy Trinity, and Women at the Tomb - Walters 71488.jpg This small icon was made for private devotion and could be worn around the neck The central panel depicts the Three Angels Visiting Abraham Genesis 18 1-8 flanked by panels of the Deposition of Christ left and the Holy Women at the Tomb right The three men who came to the house of Abraham were seen as a parallel to the New Testament Trinity of God the Father Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit In the Orthodox Church Pentecots is also the feast day of the Holy Trinity so the central image of this triptych is surrounded by the text of the liturgical hymn troparion sung on that day century 16 Early Modern ivory silver cm 9 5 23 2 5 accession number 71 488 10612 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1930 Translation The Raising on the Cross + Blessed art Thou Christ our God Who hast shown forth the fishermen as supremely wise by sending down upon them the Holy Spirit and through them didst draw the world into Thy net O Lover of mankind glory to Thee troparion for the feast of Pentecost The Myrrh-Bearing Women at the Tomb A Millennium of Christianity Russian Art from The Walters Art Gallery The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1988-1989 place of origin Russia Walters Art Museum license Russian art in the Walters Art Museum Religious art in Russia Art of the Russian Orthodox Church Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
