Christ Pantocrator in Daphni Monastery (11th Century) - Public Domain Byzantine Icon

The Christ Pantocrator in the Daphni Monastery is a mosaic dating back to 1080-1100^[1], located in the main dome of the Church of Dormition in Daphni, Greece^[2]. It was created by an anonymous 11th century Byzantine master mosaicist^[3] and is thought to date from around 1100 during the Comnenian Dynasty^[4]. The mosaics are elegant, sophisticated and classical in style, with delicate fingers and hands and feet that are especially detailed^[4]. The only discordant note is the fierce Christ Pantokrator in the dome, with eyes that look away sternly and a furrowed brow^[4]. The paradox of this mosaic is that it might be both beautiful and disturbing at the same time^[5].