id: 133726 accession number: 1956.337 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1956.337 updated: 2023-03-09 12:48:18.622000 The Trinity, 1544. Hans R. Reinhart (German, c. 1500–1581). Silver; diameter: 10.2 cm (4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of G. Garretson Wade 1956.337 title: The Trinity title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1544 creation date earliest: 1544 creation date latest: 1544 current location: 114 Late Northern Renaissance creditline: Gift of G. Garretson Wade copyright: --- culture: Germany, 16th century technique: silver department: European Painting and Sculpture collection: Sculpture type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Hans R. Reinhart (German, c. 1500–1581) - artist --- measurements: Diameter: 10.2 cm (4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: below the cross and on the reverse are incised the letters: H. R. translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs opening date: 1982-11-02T05:00:00 Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 2, 1982-March 20, 1983). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Commissioned by Duke Moritz of Saxony, this medal depicts the Trinity in the form of the Throne of Grace. God the Father holds the cross on which Christ has been crucified, expressing God’s acceptance of Christ’s sacrifice, with the Holy Spirit between them in the form of a dove. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 250 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n53 The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. page number: Reproduced: p. 108 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n132 The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. page number: Reproduced: p. 108 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n132 The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. page number: Reproduced: p. 128 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n148 --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1956.337/1956.337_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1956.337/1956.337_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1956.337/1956.337_full.tif