The painter is Ukrainian (now officailly according to MetMuseum) Ilya Repin. The upper painting is the Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Turkish Sultan, the one below – the Barge Haulers on the Volga. Several impressive facts about the Reply of the Zaporoshian Cossacks painting – the 2.03 meter by 3.58 m canvas was started … Continue reading World-famous painter Ilya Repin portrayed two nations – Ukrainians above, Russians below