The Transfiguration of Jesus Christ on Mount Tabor is represented in a lengthy version, with the ascending of the mountain and the descending Christ and the apostles.
A unique detail is the image of Christ bent over to fallen apostles to help them wake up.
The work is a sample of the traditional professional iconography of Nizhny Novgorod masters of the XIX century. It represents iconographic interest, has an artistic and historical and cultural significance.