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→God the Father in iconography
[[Icon]]s depicting God the Father do not conform to the teachings of the [[Seventh Ecumenical Council]]. God the Father is invisible and not able to be depicted. Since Christ was born of the indescribable Father, the Father cannot have an image.
But icons such as the ''[[Ancient of Days ]] icon'' depict God the Father as an old man with a white beard, sometimes at the top of other icons. Russian ''Trinity icons'' sometimes show Christ and the Father setting on two thrones with a dove between them.
Another icon, that depicts the Father, is the ''Paternity icon''. It also depicts God the Father as an old man with a white beard with the young boy Jesus, sitting on his lap, holding a dove.
