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.