Grand Duchess Sophia at the Novodevichy Convent

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Illustration

Liana Miate
by Ilya Repin
published on 28 September 2023
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Grand Duchess Sophia at the Novodevichy Convent (1698), oil on canvas by Ilya Repin, 1879.

The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

Ilya Repin's 1879 painting portrays Sophia after her fall from power, confined to a cell in the Novodevichy Convent. Also in the painting, outside the window, a hanging Strelets shows the fate of those who sought to reinstate her.

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Repin, I. (2023, September 28). Grand Duchess Sophia at the Novodevichy Convent. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17965/grand-duchess-sophia-at-the-novodevichy-convent/

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Repin, Ilya. "Grand Duchess Sophia at the Novodevichy Convent." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 28, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17965/grand-duchess-sophia-at-the-novodevichy-convent/.

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Repin, Ilya. "Grand Duchess Sophia at the Novodevichy Convent." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 28 Sep 2023. Web. 26 Jul 2024.

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