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been withdrawn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