Thursday, September 13, 2012

Zaporozhian Cossacks of Ukraine Writing a Letter to the Turkish Sultan


Zaporozhian Cossacks of Ukraine Writing a Letter to the Turkish Sultan. Oil painting by Elias Repin,
1878-91. 6'8" x 11'9". The artist was born in Chuhyev, Kharkiv region on August 4, 1844. Elias earned money as boy by painting icons and portraits for local Ukrainian churches. The greatest oil painting by Elias Repin would be Zaporozhian Cossacks of Ukraine Writing a Letter to the Turkish Sultan . The painting captures the independent spirit of the Ukrainian Cossacks and people. This painting is located in the St. Petersburg Art Gallery in Russia.

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