Description of paintings by Ivan Aivazovsky “Self-portrait” (1892 and 1838)

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4. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Big Raid in Kronstadt”The painting, written by Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky in 1836, is currently stored in the State Russian Museum, in St. Petersburg. The artist’s picturesque marina depicts the Kronstadt seaport. The stormy sky hanging menacingly over the Gulf of Finland in the background of the picture inspires a feeling of anxiety, but the blue of the sky […]...
5. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Napoleon on St. Helena”The canvas “Napoleon on St. Helena” was written by Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky for the celebration of the victory over the French invaders in honor of the jubilee. The sensational name of the former emperor of France, the king of Italy, who voluntarily surrendered to the island of St. Helena who was exiled by the English […]...
6. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “View of the seashore in the vicinity of St. Petersburg”Aivazovsky – the most famous of Russian marine painters. Almost all his life he wrote only the sea – seascapes and sea battles. “View of the seaside in the vicinity of St. Petersburg” – one of the not quite typical of his paintings. The sea on it is not the main character, as usual – […]...
7. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Walking on the waters”The picture was painted in 1888 in Naples (Italy), currently in the St. Petersburg State Museum of the History of Religion. Materials to create were paper and oil. Appeal to the biblical images runs like a red thread through all the works of Aivazovsky, a deep religiosity inherent in paintings devoted to events and personalities […]...
8. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Black Sea”The painting of Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky “Black Sea” has an amazing property, like all the masterpieces of the artist. Looking at the landscape depicted before our eyes, there is a feeling of presence in the thick of the vast expanses of the Black Sea. The composition is harmoniously divided into two equal parts, where the […]...
9. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Navarinsky fight”The artistic work “Navarinsky battle” was written by Aivazovsky in the period of romanticism in oil on canvas and belongs to such a genre of art as battle painting. A famous artist completed his work on the painting in 1848, recalling how, as a child, he was often mentally transferred to far-off Greece, which fought […]...
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11. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Sinking Ship” (Shipwreck)Aivazovsky is known as a professional marine painter. He left a big mark in marine painting. The artist personally studied the life of the ship and saw the sea with his own eyes. An impressive visual memory allowed him to reproduce various states of nature on canvas. In each of his paintings, he retained memorable […]...
12. Description of the painting by Ivan Argunov “Portrait of an unknown peasant woman in Russian costume”Argunov himself came from a peasant environment, so the main direction of his work can be called the desire to show the dignity and beauty of a person, regardless of his class. He happened to write and know, and commoners. And everywhere he found the spark of God in man, the line that made him […]...
13. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Ship among the stormy sea”The painting was created in 1887, oil on canvas. On it, the artist demonstrates the greatness of the natural element, which he worshiped all his life. Aivazovsky was in love with the sea and admired all his states: from complete calm to an all-destructive storm. The artist saw the raging sea more than once: both […]...
14. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Stormy Sea”The picture of one of the best marine painters of all times, Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky, “The Stormy Sea” was written in 1844. Despite the fact that all his canvases always surprise and amaze with their naturalness and realism, the artist painted the sea not from life, but in his workshop. He believed that the movement […]...
15. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Night in Venice”There was not a single painter from Russia who once visited the sea would not try to convey all the beauty that he can observe. But, it is worth noting that among all, only Aivazovsky was able to transmit all the emotions of water to the highest degree of quality. Aivazovsky was constantly captivated by […]...
16. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Sea Coast”Perhaps no one, as Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky did not confess his love for the sea. The painter was born in Feodosia and from an early age absorbed the noise of coastal waves, the play of colors, the restless nature of the sea element. In his paintings, the sea is always the main character. It lives, […]...
17. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Sunrise”During his long and rich creative life, Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky wrote about 6,000 canvases made in different techniques of painting and graphics and on very different subjects. Most of his paintings have a certain plot and a peculiar staging, and there is always a landscape part on them, including some favorite theme of the artist […]...
18. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Fishermen on the beach”In the very heyday of Russian culture of the 19th century, the formation of the great painter Ivan Aivazovsky took place. He was born in the seaside town of Feodosia. Since childhood, the boy’s life was filled with the sound of the surf, the overflow of sun glare on the water, the ships moored to […]...
19. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Among the Waves”“Among the Waves” is the canvas of the hand of master-marine painter Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky, written by him in 1898, when his creator had already crossed the eighty-year mark. The canvas captures us with its noisy waves. We observe an all-consuming and boundless, azure, ultramarine, steel, turquoise, blue-green, emerald, dazzling white sea. The picture is […]...
20. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Venice”At least 3 paintings by Ivan Aivazovsky are called “Venice”. This canvas was written by the artist in 1842 and is stored today in the Tver Regional Gallery. Venetian port. Dawn. We do not see the sun disc itself, but a bright light spreads across the sky, coloring it and the clouds with warm pale-pink […]...
21. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Calm Sea”Aivazovsky, at the peak of his artistic activity, was able to create one of his most beautiful paintings, entitled “The Tranquil Sea”. Naturally, all the artist’s paintings are united exclusively by the marine theme, but at the same time, this picture differs significantly from similar works of the author, precisely in that it has a […]...
22. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “stormy sea”Aivazovsky – the most famous Russian marine painter. The sea was the true passion of the artist. He was born and grew up in Feodosia, and from the 6000 paintings he painted in his entire life, the sea is the main character in more than half. Even when the artist wrote plot, genre paintings – […]...
23. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Sunrise in Feodosia”A vivid representative of Russian painting is Aivazovsky. His landscapes accurately convey the beauty of nature and create a special mood, immersing in a fabulous atmosphere. One of such special, memorable works is “Sunset in Feodosia”. The painting depicts a sunset over a small port of a small Crimean town. Several small schooners moored to […]...
24. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Odessa at night”Having lived all his life by the sea, Aivazovsky could not help but glorify the beauty and power of this element. It was this artist that Odessa remembered, which he had never painted from life. Having drawn only a couple of sketches, a few months later the picture “View of Odessa on a moonlit night” […]...
25. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Sailboats”Ivan Aivazovsky’s painting “Sailboats” has absorbed all the most favorite tricks, techniques and plots of an outstanding marine painter. Here you can see the sea, the sky, covered with dark heavy clouds and light cirrus clouds warmed by the sun, and sailing ships soaring confidently on the crests of still restless waves. The sea in […]...
26. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “The Tempest”Throughout his life, Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky was passionately in love with the sea, painted pictures on the marine theme, became world famous for centuries and remained as an artist, talentedly and uniquely painted seascapes. It seems that the artist was aware of some great secret, which allowed him to penetrate the innermost depths, to know […]...
27. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Warship”The sea is the element of Aivazovsky. The artist opened her soul to the sea. Aivazovsky did not hesitate to express his thoughts on the canvas; he let go of his imagination when he stood at the easel. On the canvas, he tried to portray what appeared before his inner gaze. Aivazovsky from childhood tried […]...
28. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Evening at Sea”For most of his life, I. K. Aivazovsky was a marine painter; wrote the sea. In the early period of creativity, his paintings are filled with dynamism, external effects, and romantic elation. For all his life, he did not change these preferences, but over time, storms, a storm, shipwrecks disappear from the paintings and reality […]...
29. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Ship Explosion”Ivan Aivazovsky was born in Feodosiya, located on the seashore, and was in love with Him until the end of his life. During the long and extremely successful creative life, having survived two generations of artists, until the last days managed to preserve youthful greed for the knowledge of the Beauty of the Sea and […]...
30. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Flood”In the museum of the city of St. Petersburg, stored an amazing picture of the painter Ivan Aivazovsky marine painter called the Flood. Creation of the painting began in 1864. A masterpiece displayed the faith of the marine painter. A huge number of paintings was created on biblical themes. “The Flood” – the personification of […]...
31. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Sea Bay”The most famous marine painter, I. K. Aivazovsky, wrote thousands of paintings about the sea that inspired him. The painter was interested in storm and calm, sunrise and sunset, winter and summer. He knew how to skillfully capture all the conditions and shades of the sea weather. Now these masterpieces are available to the general […]...
32. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Crimean coast”Well, what can I say when this canvas belongs to the brush of the great Aivazovsky?! Only a genius could achieve such beauty on canvas. He managed everything. He could depict water in such a way that it seemed that it was water on the canvas, and not a set of paints that gave such […]...
33. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Alushta”Ivan Aivazovsky created the painting “Alushta” in 1878, now it is kept in the art gallery of Theodosia, bearing the name of the artist. The landscape depicts the Crimean city of Alushta. The image of the usual southern town transfers to the canvas master. The view of the audience opens a wonderful picture of a […]...
34. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Distribution of food”The painting, referring to the period of the 90s of the 19th century, in the center depicts a troika of horses galloping at full speed, driven by a gray-haired and thick beard charioteer. On the cart is a farmer in light clothing and proudly holding an American flag. The events described by the picture date […]...
35. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Sinop battle”The famous Russian marine painter, IK Aivazovsky, wrote all the states of the sea: from serene calm to the ninth wave. Fighting excitement on the water also did not escape the attention of a great artist. He dedicated a number of canvases to the description of battles during the Crimean War. At the end of […]...
36. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “The Death of Pompeii”Once upon a time there was a beautiful settlement – Pompeii – which was destined once to disappear from the face of the earth, to be buried under the ashes of Vesuvius. We are familiar with this story mainly due to its picturesque embodiment on the canvases of Karl Bryullov. The artist depicted people locked […]...
37. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Yalta Coast”The picture is painted in oil on canvas in 1885. Painting style landscape. Ivan Aivazovsky is a great Russian painter. He left a great creative legacy. His canvases are exhibited all over the world and cost a fortune. His greatest strength is seascapes. Born on the seashore, the artist from an early age imbued with […]...
38. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Constantinople at dawn”Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky… Is there any other association with this name, except the sea? Everyone knows that Aivazovsky wrote the sea very realistic and beautiful. Calm, violent, dark and bright, this artist showed us the sea from different sides, at different times of the day, in different countries. The seas and oceans inspired him, and […]...
39. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Storm at Cape Aya”Year of creation – 1875, size – 215 by 325 cm, materials – canvas, oil. Located in the Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Territorially, the cape is located in the south of Crimea, not far from the city of Balaclava, and is a rocky wall about 13 km long, while its highest mountain, Kokiya-Kiya, is […]...
40. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Black Sea at night”The painting “The Black Sea at Night” was painted by the artist IK Aivazovsky in 1879. It was not the first landscape of the dreamy creator with the image of the Black Sea. In his work, the author used oil paints. He masterfully applied them to the canvas and conveyed all the beauty and mysteriousness […]...