Masters of the Life of Christ

Masters/Alexander Ivanov/The Transfiguration

The Transfiguration, watercolor sketch by Alexander Ivanov, c. 1846–1858

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Christ rises in pale light at the top of the sheet, while the disciples below throw themselves down or shield their faces. Ivanov uses soft blues and pinks, as if the light had washed out the color of everything.

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