The Heavenly Ladder of Saint John Climacus / Total view / creation date: 12th century
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Record Details
- Work Title
- The Heavenly Ladder of Saint John Climacus
- View Title
- Total view
- Image Creator/Culture
- photographer: Fred Anderegg (American, 1908-2001); Icon photographed: 1958
- Site/Repository
- Site: Monastery of Saint Catherine (Mount Sinai, Egypt), Gallery
- Period/Date
- creation date: 12th century
- Media/Technique
- tempera and gold on panel
- Dimensions
- 41.3 x 29.9 x 2.1 cm (16.26 x 11.77 x .83 inches)
- Subjects
- The Michigan-Princeton-Alexandria Expeditions to Mount Sinai
- Forsyth, George H., Jr. (1902-1991)
- Weitzmann, Kurt (1904-1993)
- Mount Sinai (Egypt)
- Orthodox Church
- Byzantine Empire
- Icons
- Christianity
- Saint Catherine (Monastery : Mount Sinai)
- Jesus Christ
- Devils and demons
- Angels
- Ladders
- John, Climacus, Saint, 6th cent.
- Heaven
- Monks
- Anthony, of Egypt, Saint, ca. 250-356 (cf. Great, Temptation of)
- Work Record ID
- 575870
- Image Record ID
- 1371056
- Digital filename
- 15asinai00197_deaccession
- HART Image Order Number
- 300007
Technical Details
- Collection
- History of Art, VRC Image Bank
- Record
- 1371056
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1371056/15asinai00197_deaccession
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History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 1371056. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1371056/15asinai00197_deaccession. July 16, 2025.