Eye of Providence

An eye in a triangle with rays — God watching over humanity; the Trinity.

Tradition: christian, freemasonry · Period: Renaissance Christian art (Pontormo, 1525); US Great Seal (1782)

Note: Christian in origin; Masonic use came later (1797). Not an "Illuminati" symbol historically.

Sources

• Eye of Providence

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