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Ivan Aivazovsky
July 29, 1817 C May 5, 1900) was a Russian painter of Armenian descent, most famous for his seascapes, which constitute more than half of his paintings.Aivazovsky was born in the town of Feodosiya, Crimea, to a poor Armenian family. His parents family name was Aivazian. Some of artist's paintings bear a signature, in Armenian letters, "Hovhannes Aivazian" (Յովհաննէս Այվազեան). His talent as an artist earned him sponsorship and entry to the Simferopol gymnasium ??1 and later the St.Petersburg Academy of Arts, from which he graduated with the gold medal. Earning awards for his early landscapes and seascapes, he went on to paint a series of portraits of Crimean coastal towns before traveling throughout Europe. In later life, his paintings of naval scenes earned him a longstanding commission from the Russian Navy.
In 1845, Aivazovsky went to Istanbul upon the invitation of Sultan Abdelmecid, a city he was to travel to eight times between 1845-1890.
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Painting ID:: 79804
View of Moscow from the Sparrow Hills
Oil on canvas, 106 x 190 cm
Date 1851(1851)
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Painting ID:: 79807
A Rocky Coastal Landscape in the Aegean with Ships in the Distance
Oil on canvas, 116 x 152 cm
Date 1884(1884)
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Painting ID:: 79913
Venice
Oil on canvas, 130 x 170 cm
Date 1874(1874)
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Painting ID:: 79914
Byron in Venice
Oil on canvas, 107 x 82 cm
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Painting ID:: 79915
Lake Maggiore in the Evening
Oil on canvas, 109 x 160 cm
Date 1858(1858)
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Ivan Aivazovsky
July 29, 1817 C May 5, 1900) was a Russian painter of Armenian descent, most famous for his seascapes, which constitute more than half of his paintings.Aivazovsky was born in the town of Feodosiya, Crimea, to a poor Armenian family. His parents family name was Aivazian. Some of artist's paintings bear a signature, in Armenian letters, "Hovhannes Aivazian" (Յովհաննէս Այվազեան). His talent as an artist earned him sponsorship and entry to the Simferopol gymnasium ??1 and later the St.Petersburg Academy of Arts, from which he graduated with the gold medal. Earning awards for his early landscapes and seascapes, he went on to paint a series of portraits of Crimean coastal towns before traveling throughout Europe. In later life, his paintings of naval scenes earned him a longstanding commission from the Russian Navy.
In 1845, Aivazovsky went to Istanbul upon the invitation of Sultan Abdelmecid, a city he was to travel to eight times between 1845-1890.
. Related Artists to Ivan Aivazovsky: | Anna Nordgren | cornelius hoyer | ALBEREGNO Jacobello | Charles Hunt | antonin dvorak |
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