Was Repin’s masterpiece inspired by a fictitious Cossack letter? The main intrigue is whether the correspondence in question was ever written.
In the 1670s, the Ottoman Empire clashed with the Tsardom of Russia. Two hundred years later, renowned realist painter Ilya Repin heard a story about Cossacks composing a humiliating letter to Mehmed IV, the Sultan of the hostile Ottoman Empire. Ptuj Ormož Regional Museum, Slovenia
The story inspired Repin to create one of his greatest masterpieces. While many believe not least due to Repin’s artistic endeavor that the letter was a genuine historical document, historians express their reservations.
Сводка событий в Сирии и на Ближнем Востоке за 27 января 2021 г
anna-news.info - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from anna-news.info Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
誠品隔10年又回嘉市開店 進駐文化地標美術館 | 文化
cna.com.tw - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cna.com.tw Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
誠品隔10年又回嘉市開店 進駐文化地標美術館 | 生活 | 三立新聞網 SETN COM
setn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from setn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
誠品隔10年又回嘉市開店 進駐文化地標美術館
sina.com.tw - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sina.com.tw Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.