Why it matters
The merchant and musician Sadko must choose a bride among the daughters of the Sea Tsar in an underwater kingdom. Repin painted it in Paris, using the Russian folk tale to express his feelings of exile.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1876.
- The future Tsar Alexander III bought it.
- Sadko chooses the humble Russian peasant girl who comes last.
Based on the Wikipedia article Sadko (painting) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
