Difference between revisions of "Ilya Repin"
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| − | '''Ilya Yefimovich Repin''' (1844 – 1930) was a Russian [[painter]] and [[sculptor]]. | + | '''Ilya Yefimovich Repin''' (1844 – 1930) was a Russian [[Realism|Realistic]] [[painter]] and [[sculptor]]. He received his first lessons in art in 1858; In 1863 in St. Petersburg he enrolled in the School of Drawing attached to the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts and later in the Academy of Arts. His graduation work, ''The Resurrection of Jairus' Daughter'', won a Gold Medal. He taught at the St. Petersburg Academy (1894-1907) and was an influential member of the Wanderers. Repin occupies a position alongside [[Fyodor Dostoevsky|Dostoevsky]] and [[Leo Tolstoy|Tolstoy]], [[Mussorgsky]] and [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov|Rimsky-Korsakov]]. He is considered Russia's foremost national artist. [http://tars.rollins.edu/Foreign_Lang/Russian/frame3.html] |
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| − | File:Repin LeoTolstoy.jpg|Portrait of [[Leo Tolstoy]]. | + | File:Repin Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan.jpg|Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan: November 16, 1581, 1885. |
| + | File:Repin Barge Haulers on the Volga 1870 - 1873.jpg|Barge Haulers on the Volga, 1870 - 1873. | ||
| + | File:Repin The Cossacks.jpg|Zaporozh'e Cossacks Writing a Reply to the Turkish Sultan, 1880 – 1891. | ||
| + | File:Repin Grand Duke s Bride 1884 - 1887.jpg|Choosing a Bride for the Grand Duke, 1884 - 1887. | ||
| + | File:Repin LeoTolstoy.jpg|Portrait of [[Leo Tolstoy]], 1887. | ||
File:Repin Portrait of Leo Tolstoy 1891.jpg|Portrait of Leo Tolstoy, 1891. | File:Repin Portrait of Leo Tolstoy 1891.jpg|Portrait of Leo Tolstoy, 1891. | ||
| − | + | File:Repin Wedding of Nicholas II and Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorovna.jpg|Wedding of [[Nicholas II]] and Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorovna, 1894. | |
| − | + | File:Repin Pushkin recites his poem before Gavrila Derzhavin 1911.jpg|Pushkin recites his poem before Gavrila Derzhavin, 1911. | |
| − | File:Repin Wedding of Nicholas II and Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorovna.jpg|Wedding of Nicholas II and Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorovna, 1894. | + | </gallery> |
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| + | [[File:Repin They Did Not Expect Him 1884 - 88.jpg|400px]] | ||
| − | + | They Did Not Expect Him, 1884 - 88. | |
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| + | Among Repin's most famous canvasses are ''The Volga Boatmen'' (1872), ''The Archdeacon'' (1877), ''Portrait of the Composer Musorgskii'' (1881),'' Religious Procession in the Kursk Province'' (1878–83), ''Portrait of Pavel Tret'iakov'' (1883), ''They Did Not Expect Him'' (1884), ''Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan: November 16, 1581'' (1885), and ''Zaporozh'e Cossacks Writing a Reply to the Turkish Sultan'' (1880-91). [[Ibidem]] | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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*[[Gallery of Russian painting]] | *[[Gallery of Russian painting]] | ||
*[[Painting Schools]] | *[[Painting Schools]] | ||
*[[Ivan Aivazovsky]] | *[[Ivan Aivazovsky]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:33, January 19, 2018
Ilya Yefimovich Repin (1844 – 1930) was a Russian Realistic painter and sculptor. He received his first lessons in art in 1858; In 1863 in St. Petersburg he enrolled in the School of Drawing attached to the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts and later in the Academy of Arts. His graduation work, The Resurrection of Jairus' Daughter, won a Gold Medal. He taught at the St. Petersburg Academy (1894-1907) and was an influential member of the Wanderers. Repin occupies a position alongside Dostoevsky and Tolstoy, Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov. He is considered Russia's foremost national artist. [1]
Portrait of Leo Tolstoy, 1887.
Wedding of Nicholas II and Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorovna, 1894.
They Did Not Expect Him, 1884 - 88.
Among Repin's most famous canvasses are The Volga Boatmen (1872), The Archdeacon (1877), Portrait of the Composer Musorgskii (1881), Religious Procession in the Kursk Province (1878–83), Portrait of Pavel Tret'iakov (1883), They Did Not Expect Him (1884), Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan: November 16, 1581 (1885), and Zaporozh'e Cossacks Writing a Reply to the Turkish Sultan (1880-91). Ibidem