Saint Nicholas of Myra saves three innocents from death

Saint Nicholas of Myra saves three innocents from death is a painting by Russian artist Ilya Repin (1844–1930), completed in 1888. It is held at the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg (Inventory Zh-4001). The dimensions of the painting are 215 × 196 cm. The narrative of the painting is linked to one of the deeds of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker (of Myra), whose courageous and principled actions helped to prevent the execution of three innocent people. The relevance of this theme was linked to Leo Tolstoy's moral teachings and the debate surrounding the abolition of the death penalty.

The canvas was presented at the 17th exhibition of the Society for Travelling Art Exhibitions ("Peredvizhniki"), which opened in February 1889 in St Petersburg. The critical response to the painting was mixed. The writer Mitrofan Remezov praised Repin's Saint Nicholas as the best of all the paintings presente…

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