Trinity Sunday and the Rublev Exhibit of Russian Icons

The original Rublev Trinity Icon
In visiting, I learned that many artists have made reproductions over the centuries. Several of these are exhibited elsewhere in the museum.

This week our church celebrates Trinity Sunday. At the heart of our understanding of Trinity is the belief that God is with us, for us, in us. A famous icon by the 14th century Russian icon painter, Andrei Rublev, images our Trinitarian God as a communion of persons – three Persons a dialogue of equals. Last year I posted a reflection on this Rublev's Trinity for Trinity Sunday.

Rublev's Trinity icon has been a favorite of mine since the first time I saw a copy of it years ago. So when I heard that the original was on display at the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, MA, I couldn't wait to go. The exhibit was supposed to stay until July but there was a lot of controversy and it was suddenly packed up and shipped back to Russia. That story was well documented in the newspapers at the time. Fortunately, a friend and I were able to visit the museum while the Rublev exhibit was still there. Here are a few pictures I took during our visit.

This gives  some perspective on how it was displayed at the exhibit

There were many other icons in this traveling exhibit. The detail in many is astionding

Unfortunately the exhibit did not stay until July 25.
This poster shows the home musuem of these icons.