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No! Ilya Repin is not Russian According to Finland’s Largest Art Museum

In a significant move, Finland’s largest art museum, the Athenaeum, has officially changed the nationality of renowned 19th-century Realist painter Ilya Repin from Russian to Ukrainian. This decision comes in response to a campaign led by Ukrainians advocating for the acknowledgment of Repin’s true heritage. Initial Cataloging and Controversy The controversy began when the Athenaeum […]

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The story behind the most haunting painting from Russia: Ivan the Terrible and his Son

Tsuktiben Jamir It is a haunting painting that depicts a father holding his dead son; ‘Ivan the Terrible and his Son’ (oil on canvas), one of Ilya Repin’s most psychologically intense works, was finished in 1885. Ivan was depicted in this painting holding his dying son in his arms as he lay shocked, the victim

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Moscow gallery restores iconic Ilya Repin painting for the second time

Once attacked by an “overwhelmed” drunk man wielding a metal pole in 2018, Ilya Repin’s 1885 masterpiece Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan will be back on display at Moscow’s State Tretyakov Gallery after its proper restoration and with a “protective capsule” on it, reported The Art Newspaper. Before getting the protective capsule on

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