The world of History and Power by Ilya RepinExplore history and power at Ilya Repin: state sessions, senators, aristocrats and Bolsheviks reveal Russia's faces, rituals and contradictions in a vivid touch.
1844 - 1930Artist's life
Chuguyev, Saint Petersburg, the Volga, Paris and KuokkalaMain homes
History painting, social scene, portrait, drawing, engraving and studyPractical
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1870 -1918 · Russian Empire, revolution, official and critical portrait
Explore history and power at Ilya Repin: state sessions, senators, aristocrats and Bolsheviks reveal Russia's faces, rituals and contradictions in a vivid touch.
Ilya Repin approaches history not as a series of abstract symbols, but as a set of human behaviors. In his scenes from the past, power can be read in a look, an interrupted gesture or a crowd. At the end of the 19th century, his mastery of portraiture and collective composition led to the most spectacular commission of his career: the Solemn Session of the Council of State of May 7, 1901, celebrating the centenary of the institution. Completed in 1903 with the help of Boris Kustodiev and Ivan Kulikov, the immense canvas brought together more than eighty dignitaries around Nicholas II. Completed in 1903 with the help of Boris Kustodiev and Ivan Kulikov, the immense canvas brought together more than eighty dignitaries around Nicholas II. Completed in 1903 with the help of Boris Kustodiev and Ivan Kulikov, the immense canvas brought together more than eighty dignitaries around Nicholas II. Completed in 1903 with the help of Boris Kustodiev and Ivan Kulikov, the immense canvas brought together more than eighty dignitaries around Nicholas II. Completed in 1 so that each person remains identifiable. The independent portraits of Count Alexander Bobrinski, Fyodor Turner and other members retain this tension between official function and individual character. After the revolutions of 1917, the elderly painter remained at the Penates. In Bolsheviks, he responds with bitterness to the violence and requisitions of the new regime: expressive caricature replaces the imperial ceremony. Together, these works do not form coherent propaganda, but a long examination of Russian power, its pageantry, its actors and its ruptures. The selection "History and power of Ilya Repin" notably compares Bolsheviks and Protocol Session of Council of State. Its reading favors drawing.
Repin removes his abstract mask from power: the institution becomes a room full of bodies, faces, vanities, fatigue and human decisions.
Course & style
Journey, subjects and pictorial language
History, society and Ambulants
Crowds, moral crises and political episodes establish a painting attentive to individuals. This milestone sheds light on the "History and Power of Ilya Repin" collection by favoring drawing.
Council of State and portrait of the Empire
Studies, observed sessions and immense composition fix the imperial elite.
Revolution and disillusionment
The satire of the Bolsheviks responds to the violent shift of the regime.
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Face
Each dignitary maintains their own expression and temperament. This trait guides a reading of "History and Power of Ilya Repin" centered on drawing.
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Circle
The architecture of the Council organizes the hierarchy without losing the diversity of the group.
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Key
Quick accents on the face or uniform make the official ceremony vibrate.
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Ambivalence
Technical fascination and critical eye can coexist in the same command.
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Six readings specific to History and Power by Ilya Repin
Works, visual language and historical landmarks make up a journey exclusively devoted to History and Power by Ilya Repin.
Council of State01
Enter the session
More than eighty figures make up the collective portrait of an institution.
For history. Reading "History and Power of Ilya Repin" through drawing.Senator02
Read the function
Uniform, decorations and pose reflect the rank without erasing the character.
For the portraitEmpire03
Observe the ritual
Architecture, protocol and views organize the presence of power.
To understandBolsheviks04
See the breakup
Late satire transforms new authority into grotesque violence.
For contrastStudy05
Follow the preparation
Individual portraits and sketches nourish the great final composition.
For detailsFormat06
Preserve scale
A large horizontal is suitable for the session; a vertical reinforces the official portrait.
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Four active reproductions confront Bolshevik satire, Council of State and portraits of dignitaries.
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