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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
Gustave Doré, The ArtistsPortrait of Gustave Doré

Gustave Doré

Father of Horror, Father of Fantasy

1832 – 1883
Peder Balke, The ArtistsPortrait of Peder Balke

Peder Balke

Hard luck in the land of supernatural beauty

1804 – 1887
18011900

Jean-François Millet

Julia Margaret Cameron

Ivan Aivazovsky

Gustave Courbet

Félix Nadar

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