Appearance of Jesus Christ to Maria Magdalena
Alexander Ivanov · 1835
Alexander Ivanov
Russian Empire · 1806–1858
Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov was a Russian painter who adhered to the waning tradition of Neoclassicism but found little sympathy with his contemporaries. Although Ivanov was born and died in St. Petersburg, he spent the most of his life in Rome, where he worked on his magnum opus, The Appearance of Christ Before the People.
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The Appearance of Christ Before the People
Alexander Ivanov · 1847
Tretyakov Gallery
The Appearance of Christ Before the People or The Apparition of the Messiah is an oil painting on canvas, measuring 540 cm × 750 cm, by the Russian painter Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov (1806 to 1858). The painting has been called his magnum opus and took twenty years to complete (1837 to 1857). The narrative of the painting is based on the first chapter of the Gospel according to John.
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