Additional information
| Dimensions | N/A |
|---|---|
| Heritage | Byzantine |
| Style | Encaustic, Pantocrator |
| Location | St. Catherine's Monastery, Sinai, Egypt |
| Date | 6th c. |
Icon of the Pantocrator (Sinai) – J24
$4.00 – $275.00
Choose Size for Mounted Icons or Laminated Prints. After Selection – Price will Show with Dimensions below. Tap Description below for Information about this Icon.
The Laminated Print selections are made to order. Please allow up to 14 to 21 business days for laminated prints although they may ship sooner.
Description
SPECIAL: Now available in Custom 4, 5, and 6 foot sizes – MOUNTED ICONS ONLY for these custom enlarged sizes (NOT AVAILABLE in these custom enlarged sizes as laminated prints). For more information about pricing and ordering for these custom sizes
“Pantocrator” is the Greek word meaning “Ruler of All,” and many icons are modeled after this original. Christ is traditionally shown with a short beard and long dark hair parted in the middle, holding a jewel-studded Book of the Gospels in His left arm and blessing us with His right hand. Three fingers touch representing His Divinity, and two fingers are up to symbolize that He is fully God and fully Man, the forefinger bent for His Incarnation.
The Saviour has a serious and intent look, like the King of All looking upon His people. His face is not symmetrical but has a look of dignity and calmness on one side and a different look of arching of the eyebrows causing enlivenment on the other. These dissimilar but complimentary impressions strike a harmony between the Divine and Human Natures of Christ. Worked in an encaustic or wax-melting technique, this great treasure from the sixth century is one of the earliest icons of Christ still in existence. It is one of the famous icons at St. Catherine’s Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai preserved by the ideal climate and in the lack of the 8th and 9th centurys’ iconoclastic persecution in that area.