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been withdrawn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