antique Mexican Holy Trinity oil on tin retablo, La Santísima Trinidad, vintage religious Catholic church Folk Art. the three persons of the Trinity are depicted as identical young men, triplets of the same age and size, each distinguishable from the others by the symbols worn or carried and, in many depictions, by the garments worn. God the Father is normally placed in the center, and he wears a round image of the sun, holds a scepter, and points upward in benediction with two fingers of his right hand. God the Son may wear a lamb on his chest, signifying his role as the Paschal Victim, or he may display the wounds of the crucifixion. He is usually “seated at the right hand of the Father". The Holy Spirit appears on the opposite side of the Father and usually wears the symbol of a dove on his chest. Framed it in a walnut and marquetry inlaid Frame. Mexico. 19th century
MEASUREMENTS:
20" H x 17" W x 1" D Frame
13" H x 10" W Image
