Christ Pantocrator (Ruler of All)

Brother Konstantinos of Thessaloniki · 1089

Medium

Encaustic and gold leaf on cypress panel

Dimensions

64 × 48 cm

Among the oldest surviving Byzantine panel icons in this collection — the Pantocrator type at its most resolved. The right hand holds the benediction. The left holds the gospel. The gold ground is original. Brother Konstantinos is known by this work alone.