ICON OF CHRIST PANTOKRATOR

6th century (?), Encaustic on wood, 84 x 43.5 cm, Monastery of Saint Catherine, Mount Siani, Egypt Unlock once purchased IPFS link to download the high res TIFF file of this image. "I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." -Gospel of John 8:12 In the 1950s Greek art historians George and Maria Soteriou made a remarkable discovery. In the remote Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mount Siani in Egypt they came across 200 icons dating from between the end of the 5th century and the 13th century, including the icon of Christ depicted here, which probably dates from the 6th century. One of the oldest surviving icons, it is a...View all