The Christ Pantocrator of Sinai
c. 550 AD
The oldest surviving icon of Christ, at Saint Catherine's Monastery, painted in encaustic wax in the 6th century. (Byzantine, c. 550 AD)
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Part of Jesus · Watch in the documentary
c. 550 AD
The oldest surviving icon of Christ, at Saint Catherine's Monastery, painted in encaustic wax in the 6th century. (Byzantine, c. 550 AD)
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Part of Jesus · Watch in the documentary