The Trinity

Laurent Girardin

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Trinity by Laurent Girardin: A painting depicting a central figure of a crucified man with outstretched arms and minimal clothing; he has a halo around his head. He is surrounded by a man with a long beard and a crown, wearing a predominantly gold robe with a white garment underneath; he sits on a throne-like chair and has a white dove in front of his chest. The man with a beard has a halo behind his head. There are five other figures around them. At the top are two angels with their hands clasped in prayer; both wear blue garments and have halos around their heads. At the bottom are two people on their knees in prayer; the one on the left wears pink garments and a white veil, and the one on the right wears white garments. The background has red and gold rays emanating from behind the central figures, with crescent moons interspersed.