The_Appearance_of_Christ_Before_the_People
The Appearance of Christ Before the People
1857 painting by Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov
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 magnum opus and took twenty years to complete (1837–1857).[3] The narrative of the painting is based on the first chapter of the Gospel according to John.[1]