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:			

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culture:	Germany, 16th century
technique:	silver
department:	European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

* Hans R. Reinhart (German, c. 1500–1581)  - artist

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measurements: Diameter: 10.2 cm (4 in.)
state of the work:	
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support materials:


inscriptions:

	inscription:	below the cross and on the reverse are incised the letters:  H. R.
	translation:	
	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs
	opening date:   1982-11-02T05:00:00
	<i>Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 2, 1982-March 20, 1983).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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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.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> 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. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. 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. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. 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. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 128
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n148

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IMAGES

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