But Did You Check eBay? Check Out Top Brands on eBay. Free Shipping Available on Many Items. Buy on eBay. Money Back Guarantee! Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on 16 November 1581 [a] is a painting by Russian realist artist Ilya Repin made between 1883 and 1885. It depicts the grief-stricken Russian tsar Ivan the Terrible cradling his dying son, the Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich, shortly after the elder Ivan had dealt a fatal blow to his son's head in a fit of anger.
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'Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on 16 November 1581' Ilya Repin/Tretyakov Gallery It's thought Ivan the Terrible killed his son during a family row after Ivan Jr.'s pregnant wife. Ivan Grozny, most often referred to as Ivan the Terrible, ruled over Russia for 51 years (1533-1584) and, suffice it to say, earned his namesake throughout that time (per Britannica ). Ivan the Terrible's notorious reign was soaked in the sort of nightmarish antics that truly makes tyrants terrible. Early life Ivan sits on the throne, miniature from the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible Ivan crowned tsar Ivan Vasilyevich was the first son of Vasili III by his second wife, Elena Glinskaya. Vasili's mother, Sophia Palaiologina, was an Eastern Roman princess and a member of the Byzantine Palaiologos family. The Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan Story Ivan the Terrible's temper also created war within his own home leading to the death of his son Ivan Ivanovich, which has become a famous story in Russian history and the story portrayed in Ilya Repin's painting. But why did Ivan kill his own son?
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Ivan the Terrible See all media Category: History & Society Russian: Ivan Grozny Byname of: Ivan Vasilyevich Also called: Ivan IV Born: August 25, 1530, Kolomenskoye, near Moscow [Russia] Died: March 18, 1584, Moscow (aged 53) Title / Office: tsar (1547-1584), Russia House / Dynasty: Rurik dynasty Notable Family Members: father Vasily III Ivan the Terrible appears to kiss his son's head, as if suppressing a scream, although his covered mouth ironically adds greater weight to the scene. One can imagine him whispering under his breath, "Everything will be okay," perhaps in a state of denial. Details in - Ivan the Terrible and his Son Ivan. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons. Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on November 16, 1581 Ilya Repin Original Title: Иван Грозный и его сын Иван 16 ноября 1581 года Date: 1883 - 1885; Russian Federation Style: Realism Genre: history painting Media: oil, canvas Location: Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia Dimensions: 199.5 x 254 cm Order Oil Painting reproduction The painting Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on 16 November 1581 is a painting by Russian realist artist Ilya Repin made between 1883 and 1885. It depicts the very sad Russian tsar Ivan the Terrible holding his dying son, the Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich, shortly after the elder Ivan had hit his son's head in a fit of anger.
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Ivan the Terrible's murder of his own son seemed to be the most fitting pretext to express the artist's rejection of all violence and bloodshed. The work on the painting commenced after Repin finished They Did Not Expect Him. As a model for the tsar Repin used his friend, the artist G.G. Miasoedov, and for his son, the writer Vsevolod Garshin. Ivan died from a stroke while playing chess with a close friend in 1584 at the age of fifty-three. His kingdom passed to his middle son, a feeble-minded fool called Feodor who died childless in 1598, plunging Russia into a period of lawlessness and anarchy that came to be known as the 'Time of Troubles'.
Quick Facts FULL NAME: Ivan The Terrible BORN: August 25, 1530 BIRTHPLACE: Grand Duchy of Muscovy, Russia SPOUSES: Anastasia Romanovna (1547-1560) CHILDREN: Feodor ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Virgo. One of Russia's most famous and controversial paintings, which depicts Ivan the Terrible cradling his dying son, has been badly damaged after a man attacked it with a metal pole in a Moscow.
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The confrontation between father and son went as follows: Tsar Ivan the Terrible got angry when he saw his daughter-in-law - Tsarevich's wife Elena - wearing immodest clothing. He physically attacked her because of that, which was very cruel because Yelena was pregnant (and she later miscarried). When he turned 16 in 1547, Ivan was handed the reins to the country, given the title of czar and grand prince of all Russia. He was the country's first czar, a title that lent a divine element to his powers. In his first years as leader, Ivan was less terrible and more peaceful and progressive. He attempted to reform and modernize Russia.
