From the artist's life
The icon depicts the three angels who visited Abraham at the oak of Mamre — a scene Rublev transformed into an image of the Holy Trinity: three equal figures forming one unbroken circle.
Source: Wikipedia / WikimediaMedieval Russian icon painting
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev was a monk and icon painter whose name became synonymous with the golden age of medieval Russian painting. His Trinity fuses strict Byzantine canon with a softness of line and inner calm unprecedented for its time — widely considered the summit of the icon-painting tradition.
Rublev was canonised by the Russian Orthodox Church; his manner became the benchmark for generations of icon painters that followed, and the Trinity remains a central treasure of the Tretyakov Gallery.
- One of the few medieval Russian icon painters whose name is confirmed by chronicles.
- Canonised as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church.
- The Trinity was hidden for centuries under darkened varnish and later overpainting, only fully uncovered by restorers in the 20th century.
Key works
Where to start
Complete list of key works
Works with a dedicated ArtAtlas page are highlighted in gold.
- TrinityOn ArtAtlas
- Trinity iconListed for reference
- Zvenigorodskiy chinListed for reference
- Christ the RedeemerListed for reference
- Archangel MichaelListed for reference
c. 1425-1427
Trinity
The icon depicts three angels visiting Abraham at the oak of Mamre — a biblical scene Rublev transformed into an image of the Holy Trinity.