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Trinity Icon

Type Object Region Europe Time c. 1411–1425

The Trinity icon is traditionally attributed to Andrei Rublev, painted c. 1411–1425 for the Trinity Lavra of St.…

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  1. c. 1411Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius · Trinity Lavra of St. SergiusOne line of chronology dates the conception and painting of the icon to c. 1411, holding that it was already made in memory of St. Sergius to serve the liturgy of the Trinity Lavra, before the stone cathedral was completed.
  2. 1422–1425Trinity Cathedral, Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius · Trinity Lavra of St. SergiusFrom 1422 the lavra rebuilt the stone Trinity Cathedral over the tomb of St. Sergius; many scholars date Rublev's icon to an iconostasis work of c. 1425, painted alongside frescoes by Daniel Chorny and others in the lavra.
  3. c. 1425–1600Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius · Trinity Lavra of St. SergiusThe icon was placed in the lavra's worship space, becoming the visual center of the cult of St. Sergius and Trinitarian theology; its restrained colors and circular composition were later upheld as a paradigm in icon-painting manuals and bound to the lyrical style of the Moscow school.
  4. 1929Tretyakov Gallery · MoscowIn the Soviet period the icon was transferred to the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow for preservation and restoration, turning it from a monastic relic into a core exhibit of the national art collection; discussion over whether to return it to the lavra continues to this day.

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