Icon - Christ Pantocrator - Wood - Screen-printed Iconography - XL - 30 x 60 cm

Like new. No defects. Byzantine style. Solid wood. Autographed. Certified. A faithful and austere copy in Byzantine style (Cretan School - Teophanis) produced by Father Pefkis, hagiographer and graduate of the Ecclesiastical Academy of Mount Athos (Athos region), with authentic traditional colors and gold leaf, on canvas and aged wood. Jesus is depicted facing forward with a red tunic (symbol of humanity and martyrdom) and a blue mantle (symbol of divinity and royalty). The blessing: With the right hand raised he makes a traditional Orthodox blessing gesture, in which the fingers form the monogram of Christ (IC XC). The book: With the left hand he holds the Gospel closed or open, the Word incarnate that gives life. The background: Usually realized or finished with gold leaf, to represent divine light and eternity.

Estimate:£125.14

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