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Ivan Aivazovsky

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Ivan Aivazovsky

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Also known as Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky, Hovhannēs Ayvazyan, Ivan Konstantinovich Aiwasoffski, Ivan Konstantinovich Alwasoffski, Ivan Haivazovsky, Hovhannēs Ayvazean, Hovhannēs Kostandinian Ayvaziantsʻ, Ivan Konstantinovič Ajvazovskij

Russian marine painter (1817–1900)

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Ivan Aivazovsky was a person associated with the country code AM. He was born on July 17, 1817, or July 29, 1817, and died on April 19, 1900. The subject is linked to a Commons category and creator page under his name, as well as a gallery titled "Иван Константинович Айвазовский".

His recorded works include *Green Ray* (illustrated), *Rayon Vert*, *Rayon Vert* (illustré), *Around the World in Eighty Days* (illustrated), and *Ivan Aivazovsky - Paintings and Drawings*. Various sources list different counts for his works, with Open Library and Europeana Sparql citing seven, while Crossref lists five. The subject is referenced by 594 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 16 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Europeana Sparql, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ivan
Gender
male
Citizenship
Russia
Place of birth
Feodosiia
Place of death
Feodosiia
Occupation
art collector
Languages spoken
Russian
Student of
Maxim Vorobiev
Field of work
marine art
Movement
Romanticism
Image
Aivazovsky - Self-portrait 1874.jpg
Work location
United States
Residence
Feodosiia
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Commons category
Ivan Aivazovsky
date of birth
1817-07-29
date of death
1900-04-19
Commons gallery
Иван Константинович Айвазовский
Commons Creator page
Ivan Aivazovsky
topic's main category
Category:Ivan Aivazovsky
ethnic group
Armenians
name in native language
Հովհաննես Այվազյան
birth name
Հովհաննես Այվազյան
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Works in European collections

7 objects attributed to Ivan Aivazovsky, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Aivazovsky's signature in Russian, 1850 Aivazovsky's signature in Armenian on oil painting from 1899

Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Russian: Иван Константинович Айвазовский; 29 July [O.S. 17 July] 1817 – 2 May [O.S. 19 April] 1900) was a Russian Romantic painter who is considered one of the greatest masters of marine art. Baptized as Hovhannes Aivazian, he was born to Armenian parents in the Black Sea port of Feodosia in Crimea and was mostly based there.

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