Christ Pantocrator/Saviour, Russian Icon, tempera on wooden board - ca. 1850 (on older panel), size 31 x 26 cm. The iconic image of Christ Pantocrator ("Christ, Ruler of All") was one of the first images of Christ developed in the Early Christian Church and remains a central icon of the Eastern Orthodox Church. In the half-length image, Christ holds the New Testament in his left hand and makes the gesture of teaching or of blessing with his right. Christ Blesses the spectator with his fingers. One of the oldest iconography of the Orthodox Church. The icon is executed in ancient traditonal style in red and green colours.