Mikhail Glinka
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Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka was the first Russian composer to gain wide recognition within his own country and is often regarded as the fountainhead of Russian classical music. His compositions were an i
Portrait of Mikhail Glinka by Karl Bryullov, 1840
Glinka in 1856
Ilya Repin's portrait of Glinka was painted thirty years after the composer's death
Grave of Mikhail Glinka in Tikhvin Cemetery in Saint Petersburg
Ilya Repin
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Ilya Yefimovich Repin was a Ukrainian-born Russian painter. He became one of the most renowned artists in Russia in the 19th century. His major works include Barge Haulers on the Volga, Religious Proc
Mikhail Glinka
…were important products of this period. When word reached Glinka of his father's death in 1834, he left Berlin and returned to Novospasskoye. Career Ilya Repin's portrait of Glinka was painted thirty years after the composer's death While in Berlin, Glinka became enamored of a beautiful and talented singer…
Self-portrait, 1887
Students Studying for an Exam at the Academy of Arts, State Russian Museum (1864)
Early sketch for Barge Haulers on the Volga (1870)
Barge Haulers on the Volga, Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg (1870–1873)