Christian iconography; or, The history of Christian art in the middle ages (1851) (14742737486)

Three identical bearded figures with nimbi represent the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, seated together in a display of divine unity and equality. They hold a long scroll featuring the Latin text from Genesis regarding the creation of man in the image of God. This 19th-century engraving reproduces a miniature from the Hortus deliciarum, a celebrated medieval encyclopedia of theology and natural philosophy.

The image exemplifies the medieval Neoplatonic focus on the Imago Dei (Image of God) and the 'Plurality of the Godhead.' This iconographic tradition connects to later esoteric debates in the Western tradition regarding the nature of the human soul as a microcosm of the divine Trinity.