{"product_id":"ladder-of-divine-ascent-framed-icon","title":"The Ladder of Divine Ascent Framed Icon","description":"\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\" class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSolid birch wood, cut and shaped from monastery-grown timber\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eIcon drawn from Orthodox Church tradition, hand-finished by our craftsmen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSealed with a Museum Wax protective layer for lasting depth and shine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSet into your choice of Ornate Gold or Walnut and Gold frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eAvailable in A5 or A4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eMade to order in our Liverpool workshop, packaged with care and sent to your door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Ladder of Divine Ascent is one of the most theologically rich compositions in Orthodox iconography, depicting monks climbing a ladder of thirty rungs toward Christ in heaven, each rung corresponding to a chapter of St. John Climacus's 7th-century ascetically treatise of the same name. Along the way, some ascend successfully while others are pulled from the ladder by demons, a vivid image of the struggle between virtue and temptation that has shaped Orthodox spiritual life for over a millennium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis particular composition follows the celebrated 1663 tempera panel by Emmanuel Tzanes, a Cretan-born painter and priest of the Late Cretan School, completed three years after his appointment as priest of San Giorgio dei Greci in Venice. Tzanes painted in the traditional Greek manner while absorbing something of the Venetian style around him, and his rendering of the Ladder remains one of the most detailed and enduring versions of this ancient icon type.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA meaningful Orthodox gift for baptisms, name days, weddings, and feast celebrations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Workshop","offers":[{"title":"A5 \/ Ornate Gold","offer_id":58169124946303,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"A5 \/ Walnut and Gold","offer_id":58169124979071,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"A4 \/ Ornate Gold","offer_id":58169125011839,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"A4 \/ Walnut and Gold","offer_id":58169125044607,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0903\/9138\/0351\/files\/A5_Gold_71daab9b-f3c0-48aa-b1c9-8ee458a1b49a.jpg?v=1786562554","url":"https:\/\/theorthodoxmarket.com\/products\/ladder-of-divine-ascent-framed-icon","provider":"TheOrthodoxMarket","version":"1.0","type":"link"}