▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century , ▁larger ▁representations , ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁Th r one ▁of ▁Mer cy , ▁became ▁effectively ▁standard ised , ▁showing ▁an ▁older ▁figure ▁in ▁plain ▁ro bes ▁for ▁the ▁Father , ▁Christ ▁with ▁his ▁tor so ▁partly ▁bare ▁to ▁display ▁the ▁w ounds ▁of ▁his ▁Pass ion , ▁and ▁the ▁dove ▁above ▁or ▁around ▁them . ▁In ▁earlier ▁representations ▁both ▁Father , ▁especially , ▁and ▁Son ▁often ▁wear ▁elaborate ▁ro bes ▁and ▁crow ns . ▁Sometimes ▁the ▁Father ▁alone ▁we ars ▁a ▁crown , ▁or ▁even ▁a ▁pap al ▁ti ara . ▁ ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁tradition ▁▁ ▁Direct ▁representations ▁of ▁the ▁Tr inity ▁are ▁much ▁r ar er ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁art ▁of ▁any ▁period — res erv ations ▁about ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁Father ▁remain ▁fairly ▁strong , ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁until ▁the ▁high ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁The ▁Second ▁Council ▁of ▁Nice a ▁in ▁ 7 8 7 ▁confirmed ▁that ▁the ▁dep iction ▁of ▁Christ ▁was ▁allowed ; ▁the ▁situation ▁regarding ▁the ▁Father ▁was ▁less ▁clear . ▁The ▁usual ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁representation ▁of ▁the ▁Tr inity ▁was ▁through ▁the ▁" Old ▁Testament ▁Tr inity " ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁ang els ▁visit ing ▁Abraham — sa id ▁in ▁the ▁text ▁to ▁be ▁" the ▁Lord ". ▁However ▁sch ol ars ▁generally ▁agree ▁that ▁the ▁direct ▁representation ▁of ▁the ▁Tr inity ▁began ▁in ▁Greek ▁works ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁century ▁on wards , ▁where ▁Christ ▁is