Hardly anyone would argue that Ilya Repin (1844-1930) - one of the greatest Russian painters.But - strange fact that many who have had the honor to be his sitters, soon died ...
Among the "victims" of the artist appeared Mussorgsky, Pisemsky, pies, Italian actor Mercy d'Arzhanto.As soon as the artist took the portrait of Fyodor Tiutchev, who also died ... However, in all cases of death were some objective reasons, but that's a coincidence ... Even the hefty men, posed for Repin canvas "Barge Haulers on the Volga", say prematurely gave up the ghost...
most terrible story is the same with the painting "Ivan the Terrible and his Son Ivan on November 16, 1581," which today is better known as "Ivan the Terrible kills his son."Even the level-headed people looking at the painting became uncomfortable: too realistic murder scene was written, there was too much blood on the canvas, which seemed to present ...
When the painting was exhibited in the Tretyakov Gallery, it began to make a strange impression on the visitors.Some wept in front of a painting, the other fell into a stupor, with third befall hysterical fits.A young painter Abram Balashov 16 January 1913 cut the canvas with a knife ... He was sent to a mental hospital, where he died.Cloth managed to restore.
known that Repin think twice before you take a picture of Ivan the Terrible.And for good reason.Artist Myasoedov, which was written with the image of the king, soon
anger nearly killed his young son, whose name was Ivan, like the murdered prince.The image of the latter wrote to the writer Vsevolod Garshin, who later went mad and committed suicide by throwing himself into the stairwell ...
Somehow Repin ordered huge monumental painting "Ceremonial Meeting of the State Council."The painting was completed by the end of 1903.And in 1905 came the first Russian Revolution, during which flew head depicted on the canvas state officials.Some lost their posts and ranks, while others lost their lives and all.The Minister VK Plehve and the Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, the former governor-general of Moscow, were killed by terrorists.
In 1909, the artist commissioned by the Saratov City Duma painted a portrait of Prime Minister Stolypin.As soon as he finished as Stolypin was shot in Kiev.
Who knows - maybe, do not be so talented Ilya Repin such tragic consequences might not happen ...
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