7215322 SURGEON EVGU?NY PAVLOV IN THE OPERATING ROOM, 1888 (oil on cardboard) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; (add.info.: 1888//Oil on cardboard Evgeny Pavlov is a friend of Repin. A teacher and surgeon at the imperial court, he was appointed chief physician of the Order of the Sisters of the Red Cross in Saint Petersburg in 1883. Scientific and medical knowledge was advancing rapidly in Russia in the second half of the 19th century. This painting thus evokes new surgical practices, in particular the wearing of gowns. Repin, who himself witnessed the operation represented here, accurately renders the suspended gesture of the surgeon and the patient\'s bare leg, firmly held, which give a striking effect to the scene.); Photo by Sylvain Collet.