Icons: Stone-carving an icon "Jesus Pantocrator"

The stone - cutting icon" Jesus Pantokrator " is the work of a young Russian stone-cutting artist Anton Sakovsky. We see a rough granite rock with mica inclusions, inside which the image of Christ seems to float in a cave against the background of landscape opal. Made in the Florentine mosaic technique using blue and red agate in clothing, the shadow of a hand holding an amethyst gospel, the chalcedony gospel itself with a petrified wood base. White medallions on both sides of the image made of magnesite. We see here the beginning, birth and strengthening of the Christian faith. The rough texture of the stone only emphasizes the benevolent and calm face of the Savior, his lively and kind look. Christ Pantokrator - whose right hand is raised in a blessing gesture, and the left holds the gospel - is the answer to the suffering and seeking consolation of the soul. At the base of the work is a whole hump of agate with a chalcedony brush inside. The granite rock at the top turns into domes, symbolizing the transformation of the human soul, its elevation through overcoming difficulties and suffering.