At first it kind-of turned me off. The picture was quite small on a page of my book and it looked like God the Father was tolerating (at best) holding his son . . . rolling his eyes as if Jesus was a bit too smelly or dramatic.
But in this enlarged, lightened version, I see no sense of eye-rolling or exasperation. . . which greatly improved my opinion of this painting. I'm sure seeing it in real life is amazing.
I came across this picture in September and it hasn't left me yet. I think about it all the time. I love the image that God, sitting on God's throne, is this grouping: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, all cozy and making a complete picture of love . . . of sacrifice.
A trio of oneness. A family. The fullness of God.
On a throne.
Being love.
I like it.
The Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Ghost as a dove). Left wing of a triptych. Robert Campin (1378-1444).
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