The Trinity is the dogma that the one divine substance of God exists eternally as three distinct persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. One God, three persons. Pretty simple right?
Actually, it’s a mystery – and one of the greatest and most important mysteries of the faith, since it has to do with the very inner life of God.
Artists over the centuries tried depicting, however imperfectly, this mysterious truth of divine revelation. Here are 16 examples. The title for each piece provides the artist and year.
Enjoy!
1) Luca Rossetti da Orta, 1738-1739
![Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/03/16.jpg)
2) Andrei Rublev, 1425-1427
![Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/03/27.jpg)
3) José de Ribera, 1635-1636
![Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/03/34.jpg)
4) Jan Polack, 1491
![Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/03/42.jpg)
5) A. Mažutytė, 2009
![Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/03/51.jpg)
6) Michael Damaskenos, 16th century
![Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/03/61.jpg)
7) Hendrick van Balen the Elder, 1620s
![Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/03/7.jpg)
8) Jean Fouquet, 1452-1460
![Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/03/8.jpg)
9) Albrecht Dürer, 1511
![Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/03/9.jpg)
10) Enguerrand Quarton, 1454
![Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/03/10.jpg)
11) Bernt Notke, 1483
![Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/03/111.jpg)
12) Unknown, 15th century
![Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/03/121.jpg)
13) Romeo Celleghin, 1946
![via http://blog.cleveland.com/](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/03/131.jpg)
14) Jose Samaniego, 1758
![via toptravelleads.com](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/03/141.jpg)
15) Unknown
![via imgkid.com](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/03/151-768x1024.jpg)
16) Unknown, 1420
![arthistory390 / Flickr](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/03/14368834249_c8716e72b5_z.jpg)