Repin's work is the encyclopaedia of what happens in his country. His life coincides with the "Golden era of Russian culture" (1840s-1900s) After Pushkin to Tolstoy; and later the "Silver era of Russian culture (1900-1930s) from Maxim Gorky and Anton Chejov... Repin is a close acquaintance of both Tolstoy and young Gorky. The great monument to the First Millennium of Russia created in Novgorod (1862) is a summary of the country´s past. Repin´s paintings are the continuation of that grand group of statues. Some of the best known Russians, like Pushkin and Mijail Glinka are both represented at the Millennium monument and in Repin´s portraits.
A Master and a Genius
Repin's work is the encyclopaedia of what happens in his country. His life coincides with the
"Golden era of Russian culture" (1840s-1900s) After Pushkin to Tolstoy; and later the "Silver era of Russian culture (1900-1930s) from Maxim Gorky and Anton Chejov... Repin is a close acquaintance of both Tolstoy and young Gorky.
The great monument to the First Millennium of Russia created in Novgorod (1862) is a summary of the country´s past.
Repin´s paintings are the continuation of that grand group of statues. Some of the best known Russians, like Pushkin and Mijail Glinka are both represented at the Millennium monument and in Repin´s portraits.
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