St. Nicholas Saves Three Innocents from Death

"St. Nicholas Saves Three Innocents from Death" is an religious painting by Russian artist Ilya Repin, completed in 1888. Measuring 215 × 196 cm, it is rendered on canvas using oil paints, characteristic of the Realism style. The artwork depicts the miraculous intervention of Saint Nicholas, one of his deeds as the Wonderworker, who saves three innocent lives from execution. This scene reflects moral themes linked to Leo Tolstoy’s teachings and the ethical debate on the death penalty.