Konstantinos Kontarinis The Allegory of the Holy Communion

In the center, Christ gestures to the wound in his side which bleeds directly into a golden chalice on a white-clothed altar. He is surrounded by the symbolic beasts of the Four Evangelists—the lion, ox, and eagle—while the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist stand in positions of intercession. Angels in the upper corners carry the instruments of the Passion, including the cross, the ladder, and the pillar of flagellation.

This icon represents the 'Mystical Liturgy,' an allegorical depiction of the Eucharist that connects the physical sacrifice of Christ to the eternal celestial liturgy. The inclusion of the Tetramorph links the scene to Ezekiel's vision and the Merkabah (Divine Chariot) tradition, which was a central point of interest for Christian Kabbalists of the Renaissance seeking to reconcile Hebrew mysticism with Christian dogma.