Dutch Baroque Era Painter, ca.1626-1679 Related Paintings of KESSEL, Jan van :. | Holy Family | Holy Family sf | The Mockery of the Owl sg | Still-life with Vegetables s | Still Life with Fruit and Shellfish szh | Related Artists:
Oliver, IssacEnglish, approx. 1556-1617
Ilya Yefimovich Repin1844-1930
After training with a provincial icon painter and at the St. Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts, he visited France and Italy on an academy scholarship. On his return he began painting subjects from Russian history. In 1873 he achieved international fame with Volga Boatmen, a grim, powerful image that became the model for Soviet Socialist Realism. Among his best-known works is Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan (1895), depicting Ivan's murder of his son. He also painted vigorous portraits (including Leo Tolstoy and Modest Mussorgsky). In 1894 he became professor of historical painting at the St. Petersburg Academy.
John Henry Mohrmannpainted The Belgian steamer Amelie bound for Spain in