The canons also prescribe the vestments in which Christ should be painted. This is a red chiton with yellow patches, i.e. a linen or wool robe worn under a brown himation, i.e. a rectangular cloth draped about the body and worn as a garment. Jesus used to wear that vestment in his earthly life when he delivered his sermons. The brown color used to be considered a color for the common people. At the same time, red is the color of blood shed by Jesus for human sins, a symbol of his unconditional love. The yellow cover present in the icon signifies enlightenment and the divine afflation.

The main symbol of the ascendance of Jesus Christ is the throne he sits on. Texts of the Old Testament represent him on the throne on the Doomsday, after which the righteous go to Heaven and the sinners are facing the descent into Hell. The Almighty holds his right-hand fingers as follows: his ring finger and little finger are pressed to the thumb as a gesture of blessing. There is a nimbus over Christ’s head.