Antique Russian icon on hand-painted and restored board, Pantocrator, 12x10 in
Antique Russian icon on hand-painted and restored board, Pantocrator, 12x10 in.
Christ Pantocrator is solemnly represented in a frontal blessing pose. He holds the Gospel in his left hand while raising his right hand in a gesture of blessing, following the Orthodox/Byzantine ritual.
Christ's face is intensely expressive, symbolising the incarnate God, a recurring theme in representations of Christ Pantocrator over the centuries.
The halo contains Greek letters identifying "the One who is". Distinct...
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Antique Russian icon on hand-painted and restored board, Pantocrator, 12x10 in.
Christ Pantocrator is solemnly represented in a frontal blessing pose. He holds the Gospel in his left hand while raising his right hand in a gesture of blessing, following the Orthodox/Byzantine ritual.
Christ's face is intensely expressive, symbolising the incarnate God, a recurring theme in representations of Christ Pantocrator over the centuries.
The halo contains Greek letters identifying "the One who is". Distinctive features include hair parted in the middle, a broad forehead, well-defined eyebrows, and large thoughtful eyes.
This artwork emphasises the divinity and authority of Christ, echoing the iconographic tradition that prefers to show the open Gospel to communicate direct liturgical messages to the faithful.
Subject: Pantocrator.
Origin: Central Russia.
Technique: egg tempera.
Materials: wood, levkas.
Dimensions: 11.8x10.2 in.
Era: 19th century, restored in the 21st.
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