Иван IV

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Ива́н Васи́льевич (Ivan IV Vasilyevich, also known as Ива́н Гро́зный — Ivan the Terrible, 1530-1584) was 1st tzar of Russia (1547-1584).

[edit] Forensic facial reconstruction

Forensic facial reconstruction made by prof.M.Gerasimov
Ioann's son, tsar Feodor
Marfa Sobakina, 3rd wife

[edit] Images of XVI c.

Icon Благословенно воинство Небесного Царя with tsar Ivan (Capture of Kazan)

[edit] Ivan the Terrible in history paintings

Painting by Viktor Vasnetsov
Fragment
Study
«Tsar Ivan and father Sylvestr during great fire in Moscow 24 june 1547» by Pavel Pleshanov
«Ivan IV of Russia demonstrates his treasures to the ambassador of Queen Elizabeth I». Painting by Alexander Litovchenko. (Tsar tried to become queen's fiance, as many of rulers of their time)
Capture of Kazan by Grigory Ugrumov
«Ivan IV and Maluta Skuratov», by G.Sedov. Skuratov — famous murder, head of oprichniki
«Oprichniki» — tsar's deadly division. Painting by Nikolay Nevrev
«Ivan the Terrible and the holy fool Nikolay Salos» by Ivan Pelevin
«Vasilisa Melentieva» by Nikolai Nevrev. Ivan's 6th wife, by the legend, was buried by him alive.
«Death of Anastasia, tsar's 1st wife». Painting by Georgiy Sedov
«Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on November 16th, 1581» (Ivan killing his son). Painting by I.Repin
Fragment
«Ivan the Terrible near the body of his son whom he murdered» by W.Schwarz
Same subject by Nikolay Shustov
«Tsar Ivan and his nunny» by Carl Wenig
«Tsar Ivan the Terrible asks hiegumen Kornily to admit him into monks» by Klavdiy Lebedev
«Tsar Ivan in the monastery» by W.Schwarz

[edit] Sculpture

By Mark Antokolski
Miniature of XVIII c.

[edit] Actors as Ivan IV

Famous bass Feodor Chaliapin as tsar in opera in Rimsky-Korsakov's «The Maid of Pskov», 1911
Same, 1896
Vsevolod Meyerhold as Ivan IV in A.K.Tolstoy's play «Death of Ivan the Terrible».