Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov

1806–1858

**Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov** (Russian: Алекса́ндр Андре́евич Ива́нов; 28 July [O.S. 16 July ] 1806 – 15 July [O.S. 3 July ] 1858) 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*.