Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan
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 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. The painting portrays the anguish and remorse on the face of the elder Ivan and the shock and heartbreak of the dying Tsarevich, shedding a tear at the unexpected betrayal and shock of having been killed by his father's hands.
| Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on 16 November 1581 | |
|---|---|
| Russian: Иван Грозный и сын его Иван 16 ноября 1581 года | |
| Artist | Ilya Repin |
| Year | 1883–1885 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 199.5 cm × 254 cm (78.5 in × 100 in) |
| Location | Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow |
Repin used Grigoriy Myasoyedov, his friend and fellow artist, as the model for Ivan the Terrible, and writer Vsevolod Garshin for the Tsarevich. In 1885, upon completion of the oil-on-canvas work, Repin sold it to Pavel Tretyakov for display in his Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.
It has been called one of Russia's most famous and controversial paintings, and is normally on display in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.