Grand Duchess Sofia at the Novodevichy Convent
Ilya Repin · 1879
Why it's great
Peter the Great's half-sister Sofia, who ruled Russia in his place before he took over, was locked in a convent in 1689. Ilya Repin painted her in 1879 looking angry and trapped.
🏛️ Part of history
Peter the Great & Russia Turns West (1682–1725) — Peter the Great's half-sister Sofia, who ruled Russia in his place before he took over, was locked in a convent in 1689.
Where to see it
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Ilya Repin was born in a small town in Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire. He trained in Saint Petersburg and traveled to Paris before becoming Russia's most celebrated realist painter. He lived much of his later life in a country house near the Finnish border, now a museum. His huge paintings of people, history, and ordinary life made him a national treasure.
