Painting by Repin “Portrait of Tretyakov” Description
Tretyakov's portrait is strikingly plain and deep. We see the founder of the gallery of Russian painting, a successful entrepreneur, philanthropist, a wonderful person....
Ilya Repin Religious Procession in Kursk Province
Ilya Repin, an outstanding portrait painter, a master of historical and everyday life, presented a large-scale painting "Religious Procession in Kursk Province" - a work going far beyond the everyday genre - at the Eleventh Mobile Exhibition....
Portrait of Modest Musorgsky by Ilya Repin
Among the portraits created by Repin, this work occupies a special place. As you know, the master painted this portrait a few days before the great composer’ death, which adds a special drama and depth to the picture....
Repin, Portrait of Leo Tolstoy
The portrait impresses vividly and powerfully. We undoubtedly see the descendant of an ancient noble family, even two families....
Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan Painting by Ilya Repin
One can hardly find any painting by Repin that would be more famous. It impresses the viewer in a really stunning manner. The situation itself is monstrous. Tsar Ivan the Terrible killed his son Ivan, thereby breaking interrupting the Rurik dynasty, which had ruled Russia since the 9th century....
Reply Zaporozhian Cossacks Write to the Turkish Sultan of Turkey by Ilya Repin
The story of this masterpiece by the great Russian artist is well known: the Zaporozhye Cossacks are writing a response to the Turkish Sultan's proposal to go over to the side of the Ottoman Empire....
Barge Haulers on the Volga, Ilya Repin - Description Painting
Seen by the young Repin (1844-1930) in 1869, the barge haulers hauling an overweight cargo barge excited his soul. This theme, the artist developed for several years after leaving for Volga....
Portrait of Chaliapin, Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiev
Portrait of Chaliapin - Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiev. 1922. Oil on canvas. 315.5 x 237.5 cm...
"Contemplator" Ivan Kramskoy
The 1870s-80s of Kramskoy’s work are marked by his great interest in peasant life - the painter writes a lot of simple peasant people in their native surroundings, guided by their usual emotions....
Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Ivan Kramskoi
Here we can see an urban fashionista. The girl is dressed impeccably. The haughty expression on her face betrays a spoiled, capricious nature. The artist undoubtedly chose a beautiful girl as to be a model. Large black eyes surrounded by lush eyelashes, full lips, thick eyebrows, soft face oval,...