Aivazovsky Hovhannes
| Aivazovsky Ivan (Konstandin) | |
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| Armenian: | Այվազովսկի Հովհաննես Կոնստանդինի |
| Russian: | Айвазовский Иван Константинович |
| Born: | 29.07.1817 Theodosia, Crimea |
| Died: | 19.05.1900 Theodosia, Crimea |
| Description: Sea painter. | |
Contents
Biography
Was born on June 17 (29), 1817 in Theodosia, Crimea in a poor Armenian family.
Education
- Studied at Armenian parish school of Theodosia.
- In 1830-1833 studied at Russian Gymnasium of Simferopol.
- In 1833-1837 studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Saint Petersburg.
Work Activity
- In 1844 was appointed as a painter at the Marine General Staff in Russia.
- In 1869 opened the first exhibition in the Armenian reality in Tiflis.
- In 1880 founded a gallery in Crimea.
- In 1865 established a school of Fine Arts in Crimea.
Achievements
- In 1844 became an academician of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts.
- In 1847 became a professor of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts.
- In 1857 was awarded the order Legion of Honor in Paris.
- In 1887 became an honored member of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts.
- Was a member of the academies of Fine Arts of Rome, Florence, Stuttgart, Amsterdam, the Russian geographic company.
Other
- By 1843 signed the pictures under the Armenian name Hovh. Haivazovsky, then sometimes Ivan Aivazovsky or Ovannes Aivazian.
- In 1840 was in Italy (also in St. Lazarus Island), Spain, France, Holand, England, participated in many exhibitions, was awarded a golden medal in Paris.
- In 1844 returned to Russia.
- Since 1845 lived in Theodosia.
- Created a number of martial paints dedicated to the 1853-1856 war of Crimea.
- Had been in Africa, the USA, the outskirts of Russia, in 1868 in Caucasus.
- Materially helped the Greeks, Italians during the national-liberation struggle, the pupils of the Academy of Fine Arts, Belarusian students.
- Helped the Armenian national organizations, dedicated pictures to schools, organized exhibitions.
- Gave refuge and materially helped the Armenian emigrants escaping to Crimea.
- Created around 6000 canvases.
- Created dozens of canvases and portraits in Armenian spirit, portrayed the daily life of Tiflis, Lake Sevan, Ararat.
- Gave rise and stimulated the development of landscape painting in the Armenian Art.
- Created works dedicated to the Bible and significant events of the Armenian history.
- In 1900 set the Aivazovsky scholarship in the Academy of Fine Arts of Saint Petersburg.
Images
See also
- Ով ով է.հայեր (կենսագրական հանրագիտարան:Երկու հատորով),ՀՀ խմբ. հանձնաժողով՝ Հ. Մ. Այվազյան (գլխ. խմբագիր) և ուրիշներ,Երևան,Հայկական հանրագիտարան հրատ., Հ.1, Աբալյան-Ղուշչյան,2005:
- Շիշմանյան Ռ., Բնանկարն ու հայ նկարիչները, Երևան, 1958 թիվ էջ 32-76:
- Սարգսյան Մ., Հովհաննես Այվազովսկի, Երևան, 1967 թիվ:
- Մարտիկյան Ե., Հայ կերպարվեստի պատմություն, հատոր 2, Երևան, 1975 թիվ:
- Այվազովսկի (ալբոմ), Երևան, 1984 թիվ:
- Барсамов Н. С., И. К. Айвазовский, М„ 1967;
- Айвазовский. Документы и материалы, Е., 1967.