I wrote about this marvelous painting by Repin on Saturday. Tom Harrison has examined the history of the scene that it depicts, in which the Cossacks send an expletive-filled letter to the Sultan in response to his demand that they surrender to him.
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
The Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mahmoud IV
I wrote about this marvelous painting by Repin on Saturday. Tom Harrison has examined the history of the scene that it depicts, in which the Cossacks send an expletive-filled letter to the Sultan in response to his demand that they surrender to him.
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