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'St. Nicolas...saves the lives of..Innocent People...', 1888, (1965). Creator: Il'ya Repin.
/2708784.jpg "'St. Nicolas...saves the lives of..Innocent People...', 1888, (1965). Creator: Il'ya Repin.")
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'St. Nicolas, the Miracle-worker, saves the lives of Three Innocent People wrongly condemned to be executed in Mira in Lykia', 1888, (1965). St Nicholas saving three innocents from execution. The model for Santa Claus due to his reputation for secret gift-giving, St Nicholas (300-399) was Bishop of Myra in Asia Minor. He was imprisoned by the Roman emperor Diocletian but released by Constantine. Painting in the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg. From "Russian Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries" by Vladimir Fiala. [Artia, Czechoslovakia, 1965]
Image Details
People Information
Creator
- Il'ya Repin, attributed to: {Russian}: Artist, painter
Subject
- St Nicholas: Ancient Greek: Bishop, Saint
People Related
- Vladimir Fiala: : Author, writer
- Artia: Czech: Publisher, publishers
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4560x4990
File Size : 66,664kb
Aliases
- 0580050098
- 2-708-784
- 2708784