The Heavenly Ladder of Saint John Climacus / Back / creation date: 12th century

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Work Title: The Heavenly Ladder of Saint John Climacus
View Title: Back
Creator/Culture: Greek; Byzantine
Image Creator/Culture: photographer: Fred Anderegg (American, 1908-2001); Icon photographed: 1963
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: 1389115
Digital filename: 16asinai01735
HART Image Order Number: 310084
Date Added/Updated: 2018-04-04 02:34:22

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Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Image Size: 2594 x 3600
File Size: 1 MB
Record: 1389115
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1389115/16asinai01735

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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 1389115. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1389115/16asinai01735. July 09, 2025.