Christ Pantocrator
Type:
Icon
Period:
From
the beginning of the
18 century
to
the end of the
18 century
School: Unknown
Dimmensions (cm):
135
/ 95
Location
Country: Bulgaria
Province: Sofia
Town: Sofia
Museum: National History Museum
Source
Country: Bulgaria
Other source: Others
Object identification notes
The back side of the two-sided icon. The obverse side depicts the Virgin of Tenderness.
Description
The icon depicts a full-face Christ Pantocrator, a conventional iconography. He wears a chiton with an embroidered edge and a dark blue himation over it. His right hand blesses; in his left hand he holds a gospel with a lavishly decorated cover.
Iconographical technique: Tempera
Base material: Wood
The icon has an inset base. The background is golden almost throughout but for the lower corners where it is olive green. The frame edge is red; inside it is golden which continues in the background.
