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> Do you know the image of the "Two Trinities"? It became popular during the
> Counter-Reformation and IIRC owes its inspiration to the Jesuites. It
> shows
> five holy figures. In the top left-hand is God the Father. In the bottom
> LH,
> St Joseph of Nazareth (the starting point of this post!), in the top RH is
> God the Holy Ghost usually in the form of a dove. In the bottom RH is BVM
> and in the centre, linking and common to both the heavenly and earthly
> trio, is the Christ
> Child. Thus two Trinities, one earthly and one heavenly, their common
> factor being the incarnate Lord.
I misremembered the layout slightly, The painting is in the National Gallery
in London. The artist is Murillo.
Try this link
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/bartolome-esteban-murillo-the-heavenly-and-earthly-trinities
Brenda M. Cook
Independent Scholar
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