"The skill is so good that you cannot see the attempts at all!" – Leo Tolstoy once said about one of Ilya Repin's paintings. It was precisely this skill that distinguished the artist, whose 180th birthday anniversary is celebrated on August 5.
Readers can learn more about the life and work of the Russian painter, professor, and full member of the Imperial Academy of Arts thanks to the electronic collection of the Presidential Library "Ilya Repin (1844-1930)". The collection includes digital copies of books, archival documents, letters and memoirs of the artist, articles from periodicals devoted to his life and work, as well as photographs of the early 20th century, postcards and reproductions of paintings.
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