Ivan the Terrible Killing his Son.
19th c Russian Romantic Painting
Ilya REPIN (aka Iljia Efimovic REPIN)
(Chuguev. Ukraine. , 1844 - 1930, Kuokkala. Finland. )
Primary
1885
19th c
Oil on Canvas
Painted
Romantic
Painting
Russia.
Moscow. Tretyakov State Picture Gallery.
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Ivan IV lived from 1530-1584. He established a centralized authority after bitter battles with the Boyars (hereditary nobles). Emotionally unstable, Ivan killed his son and heir in 1581, possibly because he sided with the Boyars against his father.
Caption:
Repin Iljia Efimovic | Ivan the Terrible Killing his Son. | 1885 | Russian | Romantic