Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of Turgenev”

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1. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of Andreev”The painting “Portrait of Andreev” is a portrait depicting the famous Russian writer Leonid Nikolaevich Andreev. The second name of the work – “Summer holiday”. The artist intends to come up with this, second, name, to confuse the audience. At first glance, it seems to us that the canvas depicts a man who sits relaxed […]...
2. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of Tolstoy”For many years, Tolstoy and Repin were tied by a gentle warm friendship, despite the fact that on many issues they did not agree completely and often heatedly argued, causing others to feel that they were quarreling. In fact, when encountering points of view, friends found a common solution, got to know each other better, […]...
3. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of the writer V. M. Garshin”1884, painted in oil on canvas. Dimensions: 88.9 by 69.2 cm. Located in the Metropolitan Museum (The Metropolitan Museum of Art), New York, USA. As a creator, Ilya Efimovich was inexhaustible and incredibly multifaceted in the role of artist, teacher, art theorist and writer, he was interested in historical, epic, folk stories and contemporaries. When […]...
4. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of Pisemsky”It is known that during his time of work, the genre of the portrait of Repin was addressed an incredible number of times. And what is most interesting is that each of them has certainly been crowned with success. Poor or rich, old or young, each person looks his own original and unique. Repin was […]...
5. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of V. V. Stasov”Repin, talking in high artistic circles, met a famous art critic, art critic Stasov, who over time became a good friend to him. They often travel together. One day, together with Stasov, Repin arrives in Dresden, where they stay at a local hotel. Here, in the room, the artist writes a masterpiece “Portrait of V. […]...
6. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Self-portrait”Ilya Repin is a famous Russian artist. His creative heritage belongs to a large number of portraits. Including he wrote and self-portraits. Among them there are ingenious and famous, there are unrecognized ones. All these works give viewers a unique chance to see Repin through his eyes, to trace the path of his change in […]...
7. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of Anton Rubinstein”The painter Ilya Repin was known as a great music lover. He subtly felt the harmony of sounds, admired the musicians, and made close friendship with them. Anton Rubinstein was among the comrades of the Russian artist from the music community. And Repin could not express his recognition of the talent of this pianist and […]...
8. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of Mussorgsky”Portrait painted in 1881. It is no coincidence that this portrait stands out among the works of the artist. A well-known fact – the picture was created shortly before the composer’s death. Thanks to this important fact, the portrait fills a special drama and maximum depth. We see Mussorgsky, who is seriously ill. In his […]...
9. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of Victor Vasnetsov”Repin left a great legacy as his excellent work. These include portraiture of the artist. Graphic sketches preserved quite a lot. Ilya Efremovich liked to sketch everything that attracted his attention. Repin met Vasnetsov as an art academy student. Two comrades were the exact opposite of each other. Different in character and manner of drawing […]...
10. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of a Woman”Repin was essentially a portrait painter. Single or group, strict or funny, they were equally good at this talented painter. Of course, more often we see it is the individual canvases that help to reveal the soul and thoughts of the person depicted as detailed as possible. A very large contribution to Repin’s work was […]...
11. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of the artist Serov”The first meeting of artists Ilya Repin and Valentin Serov happened when Serov was not even seven years old. When Valentine’s father, a famous musician, passed away, Repin came to his funeral. A year later, Valentin began drawing at Repin’s workshop. Subsequently, Repin greatly appreciated Serov’s talent as a painter, noting also his irrepressible hard […]...
12. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of I. N. Kramsky”In this work, we see a portrait of the famous Russian painter Ivan Nikolaevich Kramsky. It always raises many questions, as one artist allowed to paint his portrait to another artist. But Repin and Kramsky were bound by long friendships, so in this work we see, literally, a piece of Repin’s soul, his feelings for […]...
13. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of V. I. Repina, the artist’s daughter”Ilya Repin met his first wife Vera when he was nineteen years old, and his future wife nine. They got married a decade later, and four children were born in this marriage. The eldest daughter was also named Vera; she was the favorite of the artist. After the parents divorce, the girl, unlike the younger […]...
14. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of Tretyakov”Repin managed to create an incredibly simple and at the same time a deep rub. We see Tretyakov, who founded the famous painting gallery. The artist conveyed the depth and at the same time the complexity of the character of this person. In the dark eyes of Tretyakov, sadness lurks. His beard is well-groomed, his […]...
15. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of M. F. Andreeva”The painting of Ilya Repin captures one of the most brilliant women of the beginning of the twentieth century – Maria Fedorovna Andreeva. This woman was a wonderful theater actress and was highly respected in cultural circles. But most importantly, she had a very bright, explosive character. It was the woman’s irrepressible temperament that he […]...
16. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of Pirogov”This canvas was written by Repin back in 1881. Then the artist seemed to predict the imminent demise of the great scientist and physician, because literally several months after the completion of the painting, Pirogov himself dies. Quite recently, a hundred years have passed since the professional activity of a scientist. His contribution to the […]...
17. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of Vera Repina”Ilya Repin painted more than one portrait of his beloved daughter Verochka, but this masterpiece is the most famous. The image of a charming little girl in a chair with gilded ornament imprinted in the hearts of millions of people from different eras. The beautiful baby is depicted sitting in a large armchair decorated with […]...
18. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Self-immolation of Gogol”Repin’s painting “The Self-immolation of Gogol” was painted by the great artist in 1909. The canvas caused a lot of criticism, since many considered such an image of Gogol to be wrong and even a mockery of the writer’s glorified mind. But the name had nothing to do with the critics’ speculations, and the plot […]...
19. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “In the sun”The year 1900 was marked for Ilya Repin by a secondary marriage. His chosen one was the daughter of Admiral, writer Natalia Nordman-Severova, in whose name he acquired an estate in the village of Kuokkala, called “Penaty” At the same time, a misfortune happened, for the painter just a murderous one, Repin’s right hand refused, […]...
20. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of PS Stasova”The painting is dedicated to the amazing woman Polixena Stepanovna Stasova. She was an active public figure. Fought for the rights of women and defended the need for their education. The artist tried to convey the inner world of the famous Russian woman. On the canvas depicts a woman. She sits on a high-backed chair. […]...
21. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “A peasant from timid”This painting by Repin is one of the most famous canvases of the artist and has the name “Peasant of timid”. This portrait is the most reliable example of the psychological portrait of a Russian person. Thus, it is possible to state with confidence, looking at this image, that it is quite clearly prescribed to […]...
22. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Slavic composers”Here is a group portrait of Slavic composers, written by order of one of the most successful entrepreneurs of Moscow of the nineteenth century – Porokhovshchikov. Ilya Efimovich Repin – an outstanding artist who took up painting at the very peak of Slavophilism – the flow of literary and philosophical thought, focused on emphasizing Russian […]...
23. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Belarusian”The great Russian painter Ilya Repin always insistently sought new methods and ideas that made his work more complete and deep. It is believed that he had a set of favorite objects and, accordingly, a limited circle of people whose portraits he painted. The picture “Belarusian” Repin wrote in 1892. Possessing a deep sense of […]...
24. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Beggar”The canvas “Beggar” came out from under the brush of the artist in 1874. The picture was painted by a young Repin in Vel, in France. Cultivologists of the whole world, the painting is recognized as the best creation of the artist’s youth period. Despite the aggravated struggle of the State Tretyakov Gallery for the […]...
25. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “A man with an evil eye”“A man with an evil eye” refers to the Chuguev period of creation of the author. Everything in Chuguev predisposed Repin to work. Inspiration, which was born here, gave life to many truly great canvases of that time. Repin, many called the mystical artist. He worked like a god, forgetting everything during his work. According […]...
26. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Burlak”The painting “Burlak” (1870) is one of the works that preceded the appearance of the large-scale and famous canvas by Ilya Repin “Burlaks on the Volga”, a portrait of Canina’s haulers. For the first time, the artist became interested in the theme of the burlak trade in Petersburg, when, during one of the out-of-town walks […]...
27. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Protodeacon”Ordinary portrait of Protodeacon I. Ulanov from Chuguev, the most famous artist Ilya Repin, skillfully turned the satirical image of a deacon, typical of that time, with great life potential, but without spirituality and kindness, because life conditions make him hypocrite all the time. The talent of the painter is clearly obvious, as he uses […]...
28. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Christmas”Ilya Repin, the master of the portrait, decided to portray one of the most popular scenes from the New Testament. In this paper, we see the first minutes after the birth of Jesus. In the manger where, according to the Bible, birth took place, Mary, Jesus and Joseph are. In the painting “Christmas of Christ” […]...
29. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Autumn bouquet”The materials for the creation of Repin’s work “Autumn Bouquet” served as canvas and oil, the dimensions of the canvas are 111 by 65 cm. At present, the “Autumn Bouquet” adorns the State Tretyakov Gallery. In the picture, the artist depicted his eldest daughter Vera. While writing this picture, Repin became very interested in painting […]...
30. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Rest”Ilya Efimovich Repin is one of the Russian writers who tried his best to express realism in his works. Collectors were fond of works on a revolutionary theme; it seemed that the painter wanted to show the key vital position of the great commanders. But a special masterpiece, which struck with its purity and ease, […]...
31. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Apples and leaves”When this picture was written, Ilya Repin was at the peak of creativity, he created one masterpiece after another, had a fee, he had a wonderful family, with which he moved to the capital, here he teamed up with the most prominent artists of Russia who met him and his works complacently, exhibited with a […]...
32. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Black Woman”The Negro Woman, which was so different from Repin’s usual letter form, was created in Paris under the influence of the works of the famous Fortuny, whom the author adored. Repin did not try to imitate his idol, but at the same time, he stretched himself in his art because of the inaccessibility of the […]...
33. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Tsarevna Sofya in the Novodevichy Convent”The painting “The Princess Sophia in the Novodevichy Monastery” was the first work of I. Repin on historical topics. It was written in 1879. The plot is based on real events of 1698, when a rebellion was raised against Peter I. It turned out that Sofya Alekseevna, the elder sister of the ruler, was to […]...
34. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Cossacks writing a letter to the Turkish Sultan”The basis of the painting by Repin was the historical event of 1676. Then the Cossacks of the free Zaporizhian Sich guarded the country from the Turks. Sultan Mahmud IV sent a letter to the Zaporozhye Cossacks, where he offered to surrender to him without resistance. Wanting to frighten the Cossacks, the Turkish sultan gave […]...
35. Description of the painting by Ilya RepinThis picture was an etude for a large canvas “The Procession of the Cross in the Kursk Province”, Repin wanted to cover all of Russia, and he succeeded. Here we see two simple women. They make pilgrimages. It can be assumed that they are going to pilgrims for a long time and very tired. They […]...
36. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “On the sod bench”The greatness of Repin as an artist is irrefutable and does not require proof. The list of paintings by the master can be listed endlessly – it is so huge. In 1876, a large variety of plots in the artist’s personal collection was supplemented with one small, but very remarkable painting “On the Sod Bed”. […]...
37. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Calvary”Throughout his life Repin repeatedly turned to religious topics. “Golgotha” is a picture, literally suffered by the artist, whose design he had been bearing for many years. Reading the book of Repin’s memoirs, one can understand how much the author was experiencing this plot, letting it through his heart. He felt, heard the weeping and […]...
38. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Sadko”The painting “Sadko” Repin wrote in 1876, while in Paris. But in France, Russian folk motifs of the canvas were not appreciated. But in the homeland of the artist his work immediately received the highest rating. The painting was purchased for his collection by Alexander the Third, the future emperor. Repin himself for his skill […]...
39. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Job and his friends”Ilya Efimovich Repin created the work “Job and his friends” in the period of receiving the title of free artist – it was 1869. At the core of the writing of the masterpiece is a story from the Old Testament. A martyr named Job appeared before people, a man who received a great deal of […]...
40. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Manifestation”Ilya Repin is a great Russian artist. He is well known to the public from school, but very few people know about such work as the “Manifestation of October 17, 1905”. The artist painted the picture in 1907, in response to the manifesto of Nicholas II of October 17, 1905. Repin himself spoke about his […]...