▁shown ▁as ▁an ▁infant ▁sitting ▁on ▁the ▁Father ' s ▁lap , ▁with ▁the ▁D ove ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit ▁also ▁present . ▁Such ▁dep ict ions ▁spread ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁standard ▁type ▁there , ▁although ▁with ▁an ▁adult ▁Christ , ▁as ▁described ▁above . ▁This ▁type ▁later ▁spread ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁world ▁where ▁post - By z antine ▁representations ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁are ▁not ▁un common ▁outside ▁Russia . ▁The ▁subject ▁long ▁remained ▁sensitive , ▁and ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁at ▁the ▁Great ▁Syn od ▁of ▁Moscow ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 7 ▁finally ▁forb ade ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁the ▁Father ▁in ▁human ▁form . ▁The ▁canon ▁is ▁quoted ▁in ▁full ▁here ▁because ▁it ▁explains ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁the ology ▁on ▁the ▁subject : ▁Chapter ▁ 2 , ▁§ 4 4 : ▁It ▁is ▁most ▁abs urd ▁and ▁impro per ▁to ▁dep ict ▁in ▁icons ▁the ▁Lord ▁S aba oth ▁( that ▁is ▁to ▁say , ▁God ▁the ▁Father ) ▁with ▁a ▁grey ▁be ard ▁and ▁the ▁Only - B eg ot ten ▁Son ▁in ▁His ▁bos om ▁with ▁a ▁dove ▁between ▁them , ▁because ▁no - one ▁has ▁seen ▁the ▁Father ▁according ▁to ▁His ▁Div inity , ▁and ▁the ▁Father ▁has ▁no ▁flesh , ▁nor ▁was ▁the ▁Son ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁flesh ▁from ▁the ▁Father ▁before ▁the ▁ages . ▁And ▁though ▁David ▁the ▁proph et ▁says , ▁" From ▁the ▁w omb ▁before ▁the ▁morning ▁star ▁have ▁I ▁beg