Icon Christ Pantokrator Ancient Russia 35x30 hand painted

Icon Christ Pantokrator Ancient Russia 35x30 hand painted.Ancient Russian icon depicting the Christ Pantokrator, the most widespread and well-known Christological Icon, hand painted with egg tempera on a wooden board treated with levkas and hand chiseled.Jesus is depicted full-length frontal, with an intensely expressive face. With his left hand he holds the Gospel open and facing the faithful, with his right he blesses, according to the Orthodox-Byzantine rite, keeping the palm of the hand open and the thumb and ring finger joined. In the Aureola are reported the typical Greek letters that indicate '' He who is ''. On the pages of the Gospel appear the written evangelical rituals that often carry the writing of the text of Matthew `` I give you a new commandment: that you love one another as I have loved you - come to me all of you who are afflicted - put my yoke upon you - I am the Light of the world - never judge because you will be judged. '' In this type of Icon the face of Jesus expresses the ineffable reality of God made Man: in all the paintings, and through the centuries, in the face of Christ Pantokrator there is a fundamental similarity, that is the helmeted hair, divided in the middle. , fall on the nape of the neck, the spacious forehead has well marked brow arches, the large, deep and thoughtful eyes are divided by the rather elongated nasal septum, the lips appear red and tight in a wise silence, the ears are small, almost a little deformed , underline the listening attitude.TheChrist Pantokrator icon dates back to the 19th century and is a unique piece of real size 35.5x31 cm. It is equipped with a hook on the back to be hung and is delivered in an elegant blue satin box, accompanied by expertise drawn up by a specialist.