{"id":179,"date":"2021-10-29T17:07:25","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T17:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/yohahnahloker\/?p=179"},"modified":"2021-10-30T18:38:50","modified_gmt":"2021-10-30T18:38:50","slug":"ilys-yefimovich-repin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/yohahnahloker\/2021\/10\/29\/ilys-yefimovich-repin\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilys Yefimovich Repin Blog #3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Self portrait done in 1887 when Repin was approximately 43, done with oil on canvas. – https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/437442<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ilya Yefimovich Repin was born to a poor family on August 5, 1844 in Chuguyev Russia. He became a student at The Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg at the age of 24. There he studied for seven years under Bunakov until he won an academy scholarship which allowed him to visit France and Italy. After journeying overseas he came back to Russia devoted to the genre of history painting. Despite the 18th century experiencing a decline in painters apprenticing under masters, Repin was fortunate enough to be recruited by one of the modern day academies. In 1984 Repin became a professor at the academy in St. Petersburg, where he had once studied as a young man, teaching historical paintings. Repin was unique in the sense that he was able to achieve European fame using only Russian themes in his art. Furthermore, he is credited with having a big impact in bringing Russian art into mainstream European culture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIvan the Terrible and His Son Ivan\u201d<\/strong> This painting was inspired by Rembrandt. Repin had studied Rembrandt’s “Hermitage” and “The Return of the Prodigal Son”, and “David and Jonathan”, paintings that had somewhat similar compositions.
—. \u201cIvan the Terrible and His Son Ivan.\u201d Wikipedia<\/em>, 15 May 2021, en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ivan_the_Terrible_and_His_Son_Ivan. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cReligious Procession in Kursk Governorate” <\/strong>was completed between 1880-1833. This painting acts as a social commentary piece, or as he wrote ” (I) am applying all of my insignificant forces to try to give true incarnation to my ideas; life around me disturbs me a great deal and gives me no peace \u2013 it begs to be captured on canvas…”
—. \u201cReligious Procession in Kursk Governorate.\u201d\u00a0Wikipedia<\/em>, 9 July 2021, en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Religious_Procession_in_Kursk_Governorate.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Repin\u2019s paintings were characterized by their combination of realism and socially critical narratives. They had grim, bold, and sharp qualities. His paintings of Russian people served as model examples for Socialist Realism.  Most of his work was based on dramatic conflicts, but he also used mythological images. Additionally, Repin commonly depicted portraits of his contemporaries and peasant life. In 1901 he was awarded the Legion of Honour, the highest French order of merit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What drew me to Repin\u2019s work was the \u201csoul\u201d or \u201cspirit\u201d he is able to capture in his portraits. His figures have a piercing, alive rendering, in which Repin seems to be able to capture the “humanity” of a figure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks”<\/strong>, 80 in x 141 inches. This painting took Repin 11 years to complete! Today it hangs in the State Russian Museum. —. \u201cZaporozhian Cossacks.\u201d\u00a0Wikipedia<\/em>, 21 Oct. 2021, en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zaporozhian_Cossacks.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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This is my favourite painting from Repin, and possibly my favourite in this class so far! It’s titled “Sadko”, after a character from an East Slavic epic (poem) “Bylina”. It was commisioned by the future Tsar Alexander III around 1876. It is 10 ft tall and 7 ft wide. — https:\/\/www.wikiart.org\/en\/ilya-repin\/sadko-1876<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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“The Blonde Woman” (1898 portrait of Tevashova)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Potrait of M. P. Mussorgsky (1881)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Rest” (1882, a portrait of Repin’s wife, Vira Repina) https:\/\/covers.frenkel-online.com\/product\/russia-ilya-repin-russian-realist-painter-rest-portrait-of-vera-repina-the-artist-s-wife-1882-pictorial-postcard\/<\/sub><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIlya Yefimovich Repin | Biography, Art, & Facts.\u201d Encyclopedia Britannica<\/em>, 25 Sept. 2021, www.britannica.com\/biography\/Ilya-Yefimovich-Repin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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