Royal Academy of Arts Byzantium Exhibit
Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine and Supreme Council of Antiquities, Sinai
Vision of Hell
This icon of the Heavenly Ladder of St. John Klimakos, Constantinople or Sinai, late 12th century is from the Holy Monastery of St Catherine at Sinai, built by Justinian on an ancient site of pilgrimage. The collection represents the highest quality of Byzantine paintings.
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