Portrait of p. P. Trubetskoy. 1908. Oil on canvas. National gallery of modern art in rome. In 1909, repin spoke out in defense of the sculptor paolo trubetskoy, who had just completed work on the monument to alexander iii for znamenskaya square in st. Petersburg. In the presence of dignitaries and the entire royal family who had filled the entire square, after removing the veil from the monument, they were met with a most outrageous sight. Instead of a demigod, there appeared a heavyset "peasant" with a dull face, riding a strong and unpicturesque horse of the bityug breed. A royal hand pulls him back, but he aggressively plods forward. To top it off, his tail is indecently clipped. . The retinue was embarrassed and dissatisfied. The well-intentioned shout, the cautious nod in agreement, the cowards remain silent. And then, unexpectedly, the voice of i. E. Repin is heard. "the monument is brilliant!" - true! that's right! a fat-assed soldier! here he is in full, here is his entire reign! despite the persecution of the "press", repin glorified the monument: "i congratulate myself, all of russia and all our descendants on the most brilliant work of art", when voices began to be heard that this monument should be blown up. After completing the work, trubetskoy gave repin a "model" - a draft horse, "lyuba", which posed for the monument, and on which the coachman-repin drove nordman harnessed to a sleigh (there is a photo). In the summer of 1908, trubetskoy visited "penaty". At the same time, a generational portrait of the sculptor was painted, which now adorns the national gallery of modern art in rome. (karellina e. Repin in "penaty". L. , 1977, p. 110. Date: 1908.
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