Raising of Jairus' Daughter
The Birth of Realism
Ilya
Repin
Ilya Repin
(b Chuguyev, Kharkiv province, Ukraine, 5 Aug 1844; d Kuokkala, Finland, 29 Sept 1930).
Russian painter and draughtsman of Ukrainian birth. He is especially celebrated for his treatment of historical themes and contemporary socio-political issues, and for his many portraits, and is known as the foremost exponent of the Russian Realist style that developed in the late 19th century.
Portrait of the Composer Nikolay Rymsky-Korsakov
Portrait
of the Composer Anton Rubinstein
