▁were ▁considered ▁to ▁show ▁all ▁three ▁persons ▁as ▁present ▁with ▁a ▁separate ▁role . ▁Sometimes ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁persons ▁are ▁shown ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁a ▁cru c if ix ion . ▁The ▁Cor on ation ▁of ▁the ▁Virgin , ▁a ▁popular ▁subject ▁in ▁the ▁West , ▁often ▁included ▁the ▁whole ▁Tr inity . ▁But ▁many ▁subjects , ▁such ▁as ▁Christ ▁in ▁Majesty ▁or ▁the ▁Last ▁Jud g ement , ▁which ▁might ▁be ▁thought ▁to ▁require ▁dep iction ▁of ▁the ▁de ity ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁ampl ified ▁form , ▁only ▁show ▁Christ . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁rare ▁subject ▁where ▁the ▁persons ▁of ▁the ▁Tr inity ▁make ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁inc arn ate ▁Christ , ▁or ▁God ▁sending ▁out ▁the ▁Son . ▁Even ▁more ▁rarely , ▁the ▁Angel ▁of ▁the ▁Ann unci ation ▁is ▁shown ▁being ▁given ▁the ▁mission . ▁ ▁Less ▁common ▁types ▁of ▁dep iction ▁▁ ▁Es pecially ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁less ▁public ▁form ▁of ▁ill umin ated ▁manuscript s , ▁there ▁was ▁experiment ation ▁with ▁many ▁solutions ▁to ▁the ▁issues ▁of ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁three ▁persons ▁of ▁the ▁Tr inity . ▁The ▁dep iction ▁of ▁the ▁Tr inity ▁as ▁three ▁identical ▁persons ▁is ▁rare , ▁because ▁each ▁person ▁of ▁the ▁Tr inity ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁have ▁distinct ▁attributes . ▁Non eth eless , ▁the ▁earliest ▁known ▁dep iction ▁of ▁God ▁the ▁Father ▁as ▁a ▁human ▁figure , ▁on ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁century ▁Dog m atic ▁S arc oph ag us ,