Sacred Monogram with the Trinity, Instruments of the Passion, and Saints 1485 - 1505

This anonymous 15th-century drawing, created between 1485 and 1505, titled “Sacred Monogram with the Trinity, Instruments of the Passion, and Saints," utilizes a complex composition of interwoven forms to depict a scene of intense religious devotion. The artwork, currently housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, features a central, interwoven monogram of the letters IHS and the Holy Trinity at the top, accompanied by various saints, symbols of the passion of Christ and Latin inscriptions. The composition’s dense and intricately-detailed nature underscores the artist’s mastery of drawing and their deep reverence for the subject matter.