Sadko (painting)

Ilya Repin · 1876

The story

Sadko, also known as Sadko in the Underwater Kingdom (Russian: Садко в Подводном царстве, romanized: Sadko v Podvodnom tsarstve), is an oil-on-canvas painting by Ilya Repin, made in 1876 during a visit to France. Based on a Russian epic poem, it depicts the merchant and musician Sadko who must choose one of the daughters of the Sea Tsar to marry.

Tsesarevich Alexander Alexandrovich, the future Tsar Alexander III, bought the painting which is in the collection of the Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg.

Artist

Ilya Repin

Date

1876

Collection

Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Medium

oil paint, canvas

Size

323 × 230 cm

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