Why it matters
Ivan the Terrible cradles his dying son, whom he has just struck in a fit of anger, his face full of anguish and remorse. It has been called one of Russia's most famous and controversial paintings.
Did you know?
- Repin painted it between 1883 and 1885.
- The painter Grigoriy Myasoyedov posed as Ivan, the writer Vsevolod Garshin as his son.
- Pavel Tretyakov bought it in 1885.
Based on the Wikipedia article Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan (CC BY-SA 4.0).
