Russian Romantic maritime artist Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky was appointed the chief painter for the Imperial Russian Navy after study at the Imperial Academy of Arts. In this “View of Constantinople and the Bosphorus”, amazing detail animates the dockside, the seamen, and the ship, as a golden sun’s rays illuminate the waters of the ancient straits.
View of Constantinople and the Bosphrus c.1856, Oil on CanvasIvan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky Russian (1817 - 1900) |
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Russian Romantic maritime artist Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky was appointed the chief painter for the Imperial Russian Navy after study at the Imperial Academy of Arts. In this “View of Constantinople and the Bosphorus”, amazing detail animates the dockside, the seamen, and the ship, as a golden sun’s rays illuminate the waters of the ancient straits. |
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