Jesus stands in a dark robe in the middle of a great seated crowd that fades into the paper. Ivanov paints Him and a disciple in full color and leaves the multitude as pale outlines.
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State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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Image: Wikimedia Commons. The work itself is in the public domain.
