Trinity

Painting

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image depicts three stylized trees with bare branches against an abstract, multicolored background. The background transitions smoothly through a spectrum of vibrant colors, including green, yellow, red, purple, and blue.

The image depicts three stylized trees with bare branches against an abstract, multicolored background. The background transitions smoothly through a spectrum of vibrant colors, including green, yellow, red, purple, and blue.

Name/Title

Trinity

Entry/Object ID

2009.13.1

Type of Painting

Panel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Category

Calvin Faculty Artist, Alumni Artist, On-Display at Calvin Seminary, Plants and Nature

Made/Created

Artist

Edgar G. Boevé

Date made

1964

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

50-1/2 in

Width

38-3/8 in

Dimension Description

frame size

Height

49 in

Width

37 in

General Notes

Note

Expanded Wall Label: Taken as a unit, the three trees tell the story of salvation. The colors form the unity of a color wheel, beginning with the green (the color of life), moving into red (the color of suffering), and then the blues (the color of the heavens). The first tree represents the tree of life in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:9), symbolizing God the Father, the Creator who gives life. With the Fall, a second tree (I Peter 2:24) became necessary – the tree of the cross. The vivid red reminds us of Christ’s shed blood restoring human’s relationship to God. The third tree, in blues, is the tree of life by the river of crystal, a symbol of God the Holy Spirit, the sustainer (Revelation 22:1-5).