Ivan Aivazovsky: ο μεγαλύτερος θαλασσοζωγράφος όλων των εποχών/ Μια συλλογή 729 πινάκων (HD)

Ο Ιβάν Κονσταντίνοβιτς Αϊβαζόφσκι,(1817 - 2 Μαΐου 1900) ήταν Ρώσος ζωγράφος Αρμενικής καταγωγής . Γεννήθηκε και πέθανε στη Θεοδοσία της Κριμαίας τα χρόνια της Ρωσικής αυτοκρατορίας , θεωρείται από πολλούς ως ο μεγαλύτερος θαλασσοζωγράφος όλων των εποχών.

Γεννήθηκε τον Ιούλιο του 1817 μετά το τέλος των ναπολεόντιων πολέμων στη Ρωσία τα χρόνια της ηγεσίας του Αλέξανδρου Α' και σπούδασε στην ακαδημία καλών τεχνών της Αγίας Πετρούπολης όταν ξέσπασε η ελληνική επανάσταση ήταν μόλις 4 χρονών.

Άρχισε από νωρίς να γίνεται γνωστός για το μεγάλο ταλέντο του στη ζωγραφική, για αυτόν έγραψαν οι σημαντικότερες προσωπικότητες του ρωσικού πολιτισμού του 19ου αιώνα και όχι μόνο, όπως ο Άντον Τσέχωφ και ο Φιόντορ Ντοστογέφσκι.

Στους πίνακές του ζωντάνεψε τις περισσότερες θάλασσες και ωκεανούς του κόσμου αλλά και την Ευρωπαϊκή ιστορία της εποχής του όπως ναυμαχίες από τον Ρωσοτουρκικό πόλεμο και την Ελληνική επανάσταση.

Ο τσάρος της Ρωσίας Νικόλαος Α' είπε: «εγώ είμαι ο τσάρος της γης και ο Αιβαζόφσκι ο τσάρος της θάλασσας».

Ιβάν Αϊβαζόφσκι - Βικιπαίδεια

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Ivan Aivazovsky - Θεματοφύλακες Λόγω Τεχνών

 Ivan Aivazovsky , ΝΑΥΜΑΧΙΑ ΝΑΥΑΡΙΝΟΥ

Amidst the waves. 20 fascinating facts about Ivan Aivazovsky, the artist most loved by the Russians

Source:  arthive.com

 

A painter of seascapes, Ivan Aivazovsky (1817 -1900) is the most famous Russian artist. During his life, he had the Russian Tsar, the Turkish Sultan, the Pope and the British genius William Turner among his admirers. In Russia, his exhibitions still gather the queues.
Let Arthive tell you what remarkable person he was.

1. Aivazovsky was an avid painter. He is an author of 6 000 paintings. During his lifetime, the artist had 120 personal exhibitions in Russia and abroad. He was only 26 years old when his paintings were shown at the Louvre.

2. Aivazovsky inspired the acknowledged British master of marine paintings William Turner to write a poem dedicated to his Russian colleague.

"..But even that moon is always beneath thee

Oh Master most high,

Oh forgive thou me

If even this master was frightened for a moment

Oh, noble moment, by art betrayed…

And how may one not delight in thee,

Oh thou young boy, but forgive thou me,

If I shall bend my white head

Before thy art divine

Thy bliss-wrought genius…"

Aivazovsky`s painting The Bay of Naples at Moonlit Night made a lasting impression on Turner.

The Bay of Naples at moonlit night

Ivan Aivazovsky

1842, 92×141 cm

3. Aivazovsky continues to amaze the audience with the realistic waves and lunar paths. Though he did not like to work in plein air. The artist considered it impossible to portray from life the movement of the elements, the breath of the sea, the blaze of lightnings. Aivazovsky painted the seascapes in his studio relying on the memory and imagination.

Storm on the Arctic ocean

Ivan Aivazovsky

1864, 208×148 cm

4. "Among the Waves" is the biggest painting of Aivazovsky. It is measured 282×425cm. It took only ten days for the artist to paint it. Aivazovsky was 80 years old when he created this painting.

5. Aivazovsky painted "Creation of the World" in one day. It took him just nine hours! It measures 195×236 cm.

• Ivan Aivazovsky. Among the Waves. 1898
• Ivan Aivazovsky. Creation of the World. 1864

7. Aivazovsky`s popularity at home was unprecedented. In 1850, Nicholas I, the Emperor of Russia, acquired 'The Ninth Wave' painted by the 33-year-old artist. During the boat journey with the artist, standing on the deck, the Emperor said, "Aivazovsky! I’m the king of the earth, and you are the king of the sea!" Nicholas I used to ask the people close to him whether they were familiar with the works of Aivazovsky and whether they had any of them. Those wishing to please the Tsar hurried away to buy pieces by Aivazovsky for their mansions.

6. And this seascape entitled "Chaos: Creation of the World" was painted in 1841. At that time, Aivazovsky lived in Italy (Russian artists had a habit to travel to Italy in search of inspiration and beautiful views then). The rumors of the Russian artist who had completed an incredible picture with a scene of the birth of the world from chaos reached Pope Gregory XVI. The artist was invited to the Vatican. The Pope saw the canvas and was anxious to buy it. The artist denied the fee and passed the painting to the Pope as a gift. In return, Pope Gregory XVI honoured Ivan Aivazovsky with the Gold Medal.

The ninth wave

Ivan Aivazovsky

1850, 221×332 cm

8. Emperor Nicholas I was terribly upset when at the height of his fame, Aivazosky decided to leave St. Petersburg for his tiny home town of Feodosia on the Black sea, Crimea. But the artist was adamant, so he left and lived in the province until the end of his days.

He always considered Feodosia being his home despite he visited Berlin, Vienna, Trieste, Dresden, Rome, Istanbul and many other cities and countries and could afford to live anywhere. Aivazovsky promoted the welfare of his homeland. His influence on Feodosia’s life was huge. The painter established an art school, a library, a fountain, a concert hall and a picture gallery in Feodosia.

Feodosia at moonlit night. The view from artist`s balcony

Ivan Aivazovsky

1880, 44×64 cm

9. In Feodosia Aivazovsky was not bored. Countless collectors, artists and writers made their pilgrimage to his residence. The housemaster loved to party and knew how to do that. Dinner menu were ordered at the printers, and the dishes were named after the artist`s paintings. Here’s what they served: 'Black sea' soup, 'Chaos' cakes, 'Mediterranean sea' borshch, 'Poseidon' sturgeon, 'The Sea of Azov' sauce, 'Capri' greenery, 'Vesuvius' punch, 'Olympus' sundae, 'North sea' ice-cream, 'Flood' liqueurs and 'From calm to hurricane' champagne.

He had a soft spot for Champagne. Aivazovsky usually took away original labels and drew new ones instead. It is not hard to guess that more often there were swirling marine waves pictured there.