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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
avant-garde paintings
closest associate
master in front
entrance to the neighboring
well-known names
very long time
stages of directions
mostly landscapes written
memorial exhibition
more connection
hundred products
apartment of the artist
body corresponds
pearl lies right
national school
same time suffering
exhibitions of Russian art
until his death
struggle began
bygone era
Many prominent painters
dark palette
image of the nude mahi
leaf on special steel
likely have been
created a special world
during his stay
masters left untouched
impression of the prison
sewed fig leaves
heavy bodies
second institutional structure
decade by starting
tremendous change
which various creative
four-year pensioner's trip
look is achieved
even buried
decisions became
highest strata of society
simply could
been withdrawn
taking over the experience
depict strong people
will be held