One of the oldest surviving icons of Christ, painted in encaustic. The two sides of the face differ subtly, an expression, many believe, of the two natures united in the one person of the Word made flesh.
Unknown iconographer, 6th century
One of the oldest surviving icons of Christ, painted in encaustic. The two sides of the face differ subtly, an expression, many believe, of the two natures united in the one person of the Word made flesh.