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This 4 page paper analyzes Repin's They Did not Expect Him. Brief biography given of Repin. Analysis includes stylistic elements. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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then in a rags to riches set of circumstances, find themselves studying in Paris, eventually coming into a reputation of their own. For the most part, this chronicles the life
and times of Illya Repin. However, it is the sum total of an artists experiences who make him what he is, one has to argue, and in Repin, one finds
a depth of soul which has been tempered by the steely cold winds of Siberia. Repin Repin showed early signs of talent and began to make money for his
family by selling religious paintings to the locals, even accepting some commissions for portraits. Eventually, he would collect enough money from this to be able to attend the Academy of
Arts in St. Petersburg. From his travels around Europe he would become influenced by the humanist movements which would later cause him to refuse to acknowledge or accept the Russian
Revolution. As a result, he lived most of his later years in exile. STYLE "Repin not only followed the research style of
renaissance painters, but he also followed their revival of the classical value of humanism"(Hamilton 1983). Most of the Russian painters of the day and age were still continuing to paint
religious themes or other such esoteric spiritual works. Repin sought to bring real life into his artwork. One way that he did
this, and which is evident in They Did not Expect Him, is to depict something which is tied to a historical event. In this case it is the return of
an exile from Siberia. This painting not only captures the moment in history, to be forever remembered, but it also captures the aspect of how this time in history and
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