Pavel Petrovich Chistyakov was a Russian painter and art teacher. He is known for historical and genre scenes as well as portraits.
Portrait of Chistyakov by Ilya Repin (1878)
The Museum
The Patriarch, Hermogenes, Refusing to Bless the Poles (1860)
Sophia of Lithuania Snatching the Gold Belt from Vasily Kosoy (1861)
Patriarch Hermogenes of Moscow
Hermogenes, or Germogen was the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia from 1606. It was he who inspired the popular uprising that put an end to the Time of Troubles. Hermogenes was glorified by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1913.
Icon of St. Hermogenes
Patriarch Hermogenes refusing to bless the Poles painting by Pavel Chistyakov (1860).
Hermogenes at the Millennium Monument in Novgorod