The Pentecost Illustration in the Drogo Sacramentary
Elizabeth Leesti
The Pentecost illustration in the Drogo Sacramentary is one of few early medieval images to include all three persons Trinity. Moreover, it earliest Western scene depict either dove or figure Christ. inspiration for inclusion Trinity might have been Byzantine: similar iconography depicted on a sixth-century Byzantine ampulla. However, Carolingian artist reworked his model so that figures reflect filioque clause Credo, which states equality Father and Son. also includes other symbolic references: Baptism Ascension Christ (also implicit ampulla), Giving Old Law Moses by God New Apostles Christ, events are typologically related Pentecost.
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