The Appearance of Christ Before the People

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The Appearance of Christ Before the People
ArtistAlexander Andreyevich Ivanov
Year1837–1857
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions540 cm × 750 cm (210 in × 300 in)
LocationTretyakov Gallery[1], Moscow, Russia

The Appearance of Christ Before the People (Russian: Явление Христа народу Yavleniye Khrista narodu) or The Apparition of the Messiah is an oil painting on canvas, measuring 540 cm × 750 cm, by the Russian painter Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov (1806–1858).[2]

The painting has been called his

Gospel according to John.[1]

Artist

Painting displayed in Moscow

Alexander Ivanov was born on 28 July 1806 to a family of artists. He was only eleven years old when he entered as a student in the Imperial Academy of Arts, where he studied under the guidance of his father, Andrei Ivanovich Ivanov, a professor of painting. Ivanov was awarded two silver medals and in 1824 received a gold medal.[4][5][6][7]

Painting

The painting alludes to several stories in the Bible. In the center of the painting

headgear. The figure is a self-portrait; the artist has captured his own features on the canvas.[8][9]

  • Studies
  • Study of the head of John the Baptist
    Study of the head of John the Baptist
  • Ivanov head of Christ
    Ivanov head of Christ
  • Head of a man
    Head of a man
  • Initial first sketches
    Initial first sketches

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Apparition of Christ to the People (The Apparition of the Messiah). 1837–1857". Tretyakov Gallery.
  2. ^ "Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov". russia-ic.com.
  3. ^ "Aleksandr+Andreevich+Ivanov". encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com.
  4. ^ "The Tretyakov gallery – Image". www.tretyakovgallery.ru.
  5. ^ "The Appearance of Christ before the People – Art and the Bible". www.artbible.info. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Painting Russian romanticism". www.dartmouth.edu. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  7. ^ Жуковский, В. И.; Zhukovsky, Vladimir I.; Пивоваров, Д. В.; Pivovarov, Daniil V. (January 2012). "A. A. Ivanov's Picture 'The Appearance of Christ Before People'". elib.sfu-kras.ru. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Alexander Ivanov. The Appearance of Christ to the People (The phenomenon of the Messiah)". www.tanais.info. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov". Tretyakov Gallery. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

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