AN ICON ‘CHRIST PANTOCRATOR’ Vietka, second half of 19th century
Lot 273
800900
tempera, levkas, gold leaf on wood panel
36 x 30 cm
Condition: in general, good state of preservation, gilt ornament from the white chiton of the Saviour almost completely lost. There are holes from xylophagous insects on the reverse.
The artist was a master of the technique of tempera painting, as evidenced by the skillful writing of the face and clothes. The austere image of the Christ goes back to the ancient representations of the Saviour: in view of its instructive expressiveness and severity, the image of the Pantocrator reminds to the praying persons the man's original sinful nature and the Last Judgement.