{"aliases":[],"awards":["Knight of the Legion of Honour","Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class","Order of the White Eagle","Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class","Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky","1st class, Order of the Medjidie","Large gold medal of the Imperial Academy of Arts","Order of St. Vladimir","Order of Saint Anna","Order of Osmanieh"],"biography_summary":"thumb|Aivazovsky's signature in Russian, 1850 thumb|Aivazovsky's signature in Armenian on oil painting from 1899 Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (; ) 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. Following his education at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg, Aivazovsky traveled to Europe and lived briefly in Italy in the early 1840s. He then returned to Russia and was appointed the main painter of the Russian Navy. Aivazovsky had close ties with the military and political elite of the Russian Empire and often attended military maneuvers. He was sponsored by the state and was well-regarded during his lifetime. The saying \"worthy of Aivazovsky's brush\", popularized by Anton Chekhov, was used in Russia for describing something lovely. He remains highly popular in Russia in the 21st century. One of the most prominent Russian artists of his time, Aivazovsky was also popular outside the Russian Empire. He held numerous solo exhibitions in Europe and the United States. During his almost 60-year career, he created around 6,000 paintings, making him one of the most prolific artists of his time. The vast majority of his works are seascapes, but he often depicted battle scenes, Armenian themes, and portraiture. Most of Aivazovsky's works are kept in Russian, Ukrainian, Armenian, and Turkish museums as well as private collections.","birth_date":"1817-07-17","birth_place":"Feodosiia","birth_place_coordinates":{"latitude":45.048889,"longitude":35.379167},"birth_place_wikidata_id":"Q158491","birth_place_wikidata_url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q158491","canonical_name":"Ivan Aivazovsky","canonical_url":"https://zh-cn.instaget.online/people/a8083cbdeeda5c62d440809c","citizenships":["Russian Empire"],"death_date":"1900-04-19","description":"Russian marine painter (1817\u20131900)","external_ids":{"isni":{"id":"0000000110496925","url":"https://isni.org/isni/0000000110496925"},"loc":{"id":"n80103821","url":"https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80103821.html"},"viaf":{"id":"29803213","url":"https://viaf.org/viaf/29803213/"}},"full_name":"Ivan Aivazovsky","height_cm":null,"names":{"aliases":["Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky","Hovhann\u0113s Ayvazyan","Ivan Konstantinovich Aiwasoffski","Ivan Konstantinovich Alwasoffski","Ivan Haivazovsky","Hovhann\u0113s Ayvazean","Hovhann\u0113s Kostandinian Ayvaziants\u02bb","Ivan Konstantinovi\u010d Ajvazovskij","Hovhannes Aivazovsky","Hovhann\u0113s Kostandinian Ayvazovski","Ivan Ajvazovs'kyj","\u0130van Konstantinovi\u00e7 Ayvazovski","Ivan Konstantinovitsch Aivasovsky","Ivan Konstantinovich A\u012dvazovsk\u012di","Ivan Kosti\ufe20a\ufe21ntynovych Ha\u012dvazovs\u02b9ky\u012d","Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazowsky","Ivan Constantinovich Aivazovski","Hovhann\u0113s Gosdantini Ayvazovsgi","Ivan Kosti\ufe20a\ufe21ntynovych A\u012dvazovs\u02b9ky\u012d","Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovskii"],"birth":[{"language":"hy","source_property":"P1477","value":"\u0540\u0578\u057e\u0570\u0561\u0576\u0576\u0565\u057d \u0531\u0575\u057e\u0561\u0566\u0575\u0561\u0576"}],"native":[{"language":"hy","source_property":"P1559","value":"\u0540\u0578\u057e\u0570\u0561\u0576\u0576\u0565\u057d \u0531\u0575\u057e\u0561\u0566\u0575\u0561\u0576"}],"official":[]},"native_name":null,"notable_works":["The Ninth Wave","Brig \u201cMercury\u201d Attacked by Two Turkish Ships","Night at the Rodos island"],"occupations":["painter","visual artist","art collector"],"official_websites":[],"photo":null,"profile_url":"https://zh-cn.instaget.online/people/a8083cbdeeda5c62d440809c","provenance":{"catalog":"wikidata_wikipedia","fetched_at":"2026-08-29T05:59:40Z","social_archives_included":false,"source_url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181568"},"public_hash":"a8083cbdeeda5c62d440809c","schema_version":"1.1","socials":{},"tags":[{"key":"category:arts-and-culture","label":"Arts and culture","type":"category"},{"key":"occupation:painter","label":"painter","type":"occupation"},{"key":"occupation:visual artist","label":"visual artist","type":"occupation"},{"key":"occupation:art collector","label":"art collector","type":"occupation"},{"key":"country:feodosiia","label":"Feodosiia","type":"country"},{"key":"citizenship:russian empire","label":"Russian Empire","type":"citizenship"}],"wikidata_id":"Q181568","wikidata_url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181568","wikipedia_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Aivazovsky"}