works over the past
10 facts about the picture of Aivazovsky “The Ninth Wave”
We continue the project “The History of One Picture.” In it we tell about the most famous canvases from Petersburg museums. Today – “The Ninth Wave” by Ivan Aivazovsky.
Fact one. The author.
The great Russian artist Ivan Aivazovsky has Armenian roots. His ancestors bore the name Ayvazyan. He himself was recorded in the register as Hovhannes Ayvazyan. And his father signed the name “Gaivazovsky.” The same name when entering the art school and used the future painter. A few years later, he decided to drop the first letter – and became Aivazovsky.
Fact two. Official. Continue reading
mostly landscapes written
pearl lies right
stages of directions
avant-garde paintings
bygone era
leaf on special steel
will be held
exhibitions of Russian art
dark palette
same time suffering
four-year pensioner's trip
national school
sewed fig leaves
entrance to the neighboring
second institutional structure
decisions became
created a special world
Many prominent painters
heavy bodies
masters left untouched
depict strong people
well-known names
during his stay
more connection
image of the nude mahi
very long time
hundred products
body corresponds
taking over the experience
tremendous change
apartment of the artist
likely have been
been withdrawn
simply could
memorial exhibition
decade by starting
impression of the prison
struggle began
look is achieved
until his death
which various creative
master in front
highest strata of society
closest associate
even buried
