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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Ivan Aivazovsky Moonlit Seascape With Shipwreck oil painting


Moonlit Seascape With Shipwreck
Painting ID::  58180 		Artist: Ivan Aivazovsky
Painting: Moonlit Seascape With Shipwreck
Introduction: Moonlit Seascape With Shipwreck
   
   
     
Ivan Aivazovsky Ship in the Stormy Sea oil painting


Ship in the Stormy Sea
Painting ID::  75850 		Artist: Ivan Aivazovsky
Painting: Ship in the Stormy Sea
Introduction: 1887(1887) Oil on canvas 97 cm (38.2 in). Height: 63 cm (24.8 in). cjr
   
   
     
Ivan Aivazovsky Constantinovich merkuri oil painting


Constantinovich merkuri
Painting ID::  77012 		Artist: Ivan Aivazovsky
Painting: Constantinovich merkuri
Introduction: Date 1848(1848) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 123 ?? 190 cm cyf
   
   
     
Ivan Aivazovsky Ship in the Stormy Sea oil painting


Ship in the Stormy Sea
Painting ID::  77656 		Artist: Ivan Aivazovsky
Painting: Ship in the Stormy Sea
Introduction: 1887(1887) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions Width: 97 cm (38.2 in). Height: 63 cm (24.8 in). cyf
   
   
     
Ivan Aivazovsky Mountain Village Gunib in Daghestan. oil painting


Mountain Village Gunib in Daghestan.
Painting ID::  79056 		Artist: Ivan Aivazovsky
Painting: Mountain Village Gunib in Daghestan.
Introduction: Mountain Village Gunib in Daghestan. View from the East. (Ivan Aivazovsky, 1869, Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia) Date 1869 cjr
   
   
     
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     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.