Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Art Shorts #330: A brief discussion of Christ in the Desert, painted in 1872 by the Russian artist Ivan Kramskoi (1837-1887). It measures 184 by 214 cm and is on display at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.

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