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Ivan Aivazovsky
A military painter sponsored by the state—smells like propaganda

Ivan Aivazovsky, The Artists
Portrait of Ivan Aivazovsky

Ivan Aivazovsky was a Russian artist born on July 29, 1817. Aivazovsky contributed to the Romantic movement and died on May 2, 1900.

The brig Mercury encounter after defeating two Turkish ships, Ivan Aivazovsky

The brig Mercury encounter after defeating two Turkish ships 1848

The Ninth Wave, Ivan Aivazovsky

The Ninth Wave 1850

Night at Gurzof, Ivan Aivazovsky

Night at Gurzof 1891

Brig "Mercury" Attacked by Two Turkish Ships, Ivan Aivazovsky

Brig "Mercury" Attacked by Two Turkish Ships 1892

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The ArtistsPortrait of Joseph Mallord William Turner

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Every age has its star; meet J.M.W. Turner

1775 – 1851
Caspar David Friedrich, The ArtistsPortrait of Caspar David Friedrich

Caspar David Friedrich

The quiet tragedy of the big big world

1774 – 1840
Joseph Wright of Derby, The ArtistsPortrait of Joseph Wright of Derby

Joseph Wright of Derby

The birth of science out of fire

1734 – 1797
18011900

Jean-François Millet

Julia Margaret Cameron

Ivan Aivazovsky

Gustave Courbet

Félix Nadar

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