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"Noah's Descent from Mount Ararat"(Also "Noah Descends from Mount Ararat") - an oil painting by Ivan Aivazovsky in 1889. The painting depicts one of the episodes of Old Testament history: Noah returns to earth after the Flood. Together with him, his sons, his wife, his sons' wives and numerous animals who were saved from the flood thanks to the ark descend from the Ararat Mountains.
The painting was exhibited for the first time in Paris. Subsequently, Aivazovsky donated it to a school in New Nakhichevan. The painting was transported to Yerevan by Martiros Saryan in 1921, during the Civil War. Currently exhibited at the National Gallery of Armenia.
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There may be no eyes, but the heart was eaten away by every new drop, and how! I was still just a child, but I already knew a lot of things that “it’s better not to show” or “it’s better not to say”... And I learned not to show. After that little incident during the game, I tried no longer to show that I knew more than others and again everything was fine. But, is it good?Summer came completely unnoticed. And it was this summer (according to my mother’s promise) that I was supposed to see the sea for the first time. I have been waiting for this moment since winter, since the sea has been my long-standing “great” dream. But by a completely stupid accident, my dream almost turned to dust. There were only a couple of weeks left before the trip and in my mind I was almost “sitting on the shore”... But, as it turned out, the shore was still far away. It was a pleasant warm summer day. Nothing special happened. I was lying in the garden under my favorite old apple tree, reading a book and dreaming about my favorite gingerbread cookies... Yes, yes, exactly gingerbread cookies. From a small neighborhood store.
I don’t know if I’ve ever eaten anything tastier since? Even after all these years, I still perfectly remember the amazing taste and smell of this amazing, melt-in-your-mouth delicacy! They were always fresh and incredibly soft, with a thick, sweet glaze crust that burst at the slightest touch. Stunningly smelling of honey and cinnamon, and something else that was almost impossible to detect... It was these gingerbread cookies that I decided to go for, without hesitation for a long time. It was warm, and I (according to our common custom) was wearing only short shorts. The store was nearby, literally a couple of houses away (there were three of them on our street!).
Together with him, his sons, his wife, his sons' wives and numerous animals who were saved from the flood thanks to the ark descend from the Ararat Mountains.
The painting was exhibited for the first time in Paris. Subsequently, Aivazovsky donated it to a school in New Nakhichevan. The painting was transported to Yerevan by Martiros Saryan in 1921, during the Civil War. Currently exhibited at the National Gallery of Armenia.
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| Ivan Aivazovsky | ||
| Noah's descent from Mount Ararat. 1889 | ||
| Canvas, oil . 128 × 218 cm | ||
| National Gallery of Armenia, Yerevan | ||
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Aivazovsky, Ivan KonstantinovichIvan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Armenian: Հովհաննես Այվազյան, Hovhannes Ayvazyan; July 17, 1817, Feodosia, Tauride Governorate, Russian Empire - April 19, 1900, Feodosia, Tauride Governorate, Russian Empire ) - Russian marine painter, battle painter, collector, philanthropist. Painter of the Main Naval Staff, academician and honorary member of the Imperial Academy of Arts, honorary member of the Academies of Arts in Amsterdam, Rome, Paris, Florence and Stuttgart.
The most outstanding artist of Armenian origin of the 19th century.
Brother of the Armenian historian and Archbishop of the Armenian Apostolic Church Gabriel Aivazovsky.
AraratArarat (Turkish Ağrı Dağı, Armenian Արարատ and Armenian Մասիս (Masis), Kurdish Çiyayê Agirî) - mountain: the highest volcanic massif of the Armenian Highlands in eastern Turkey; belongs to stratovolcanoes. Located in the Turkish Igdir silt on the right bank of the middle reaches of the Araks River, 16 kilometers from the border with Iran, 28.5 kilometers from the border with Armenia. It consists of two cones of dormant volcanoes merging at their bases: Greater Ararat and Little Ararat. The summit of Greater Ararat (5165 meters above sea level) is the highest point in Turkey.
Armenian HighlandsArmenian Highlands (Azerb. Ermənistan yaylası, Arm. Հայկական լեռնաշխարհ, Pers. سرزمین کوهستانی ارمنستا ن, Turkish Ermeni platosu) is a mountainous region in the north of Western Asia. The middle of the three Western Asian highlands. In the west, without sharp boundaries, it passes into the Asia Minor Plateau, in the east it adjoins the Iranian Plateau.
Brig Mercury attacked by two Turkish ships“The brig Mercury attacked by two Turkish ships” is an oil painting by Ivan Aivazovsky in 1892. The painting immortalizes the battle of the Russian brig Mercury with the Turkish battleships Selimiye and Real Bay.
View of the Leander Tower in Constantinople“View of the Leander Tower in Constantinople” is a painting by Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky, painted in 1848 under the impression of a trip to Istanbul. The painting depicts the Leandrova Tower, built in the 12th century on a tiny rock at the entrance to the strait of Constantinople harbor. It has long served as a lighthouse and a mooring place for ships.
The tower rises in the center of the strait, in the background you can see ships with white sails and silhouettes of the buildings of Constantinople.
Wrath of the Seas“The Wrath of the Seas” is a painting by Russian artist Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky, painted in 1886. Canvas, oil. Size: 70.1 × 110 cm.
The Ninth Wave (painting by Aivazovsky)“The Ninth Wave” is one of the most famous paintings by the Russian marine painter of Armenian origin Ivan Aivazovsky, kept in the Russian Museum (inventory Zh-2202).
The painter depicts the sea after a very strong night storm and shipwrecked people. The rays of the sun illuminate the huge waves. The largest of them - the ninth shaft - is ready to fall on people trying to escape on the wreckage of the mast.
Despite the fact that the ship is destroyed and only the mast remains, the people on the mast are alive and continue to fight the elements. The warm colors of the picture make the sea not so harsh and give the viewer hope that people will be saved.
The size of the painting is 221 × 332 cm. Below, on the mast, signature and date: Aivazovsky 1850; in the lower right corner in red: 5; on the back in black: No. 2506.
The painting arrived at the Russian Museum in 1897 from the Hermitage.
Winter train on the way“Winter convoy on the way”, or “Caravan of gold” - painting (landscape) by I. K. Aivazovsky from the collection of the Smolensk Art Gallery.
Part of the “Wealth of Russia” series, for which the artist was dedicated to the Knights of the Legion of Honor.
Moonlit night on the Bosphorus“Moonlit Night on the Bosphorus” is a painting by Ivan Aivazovsky, painted in 1894. The painting depicts the Bosphorus Strait, with ships and ships floating in it. A moonlit night in Istanbul is captured: a mosque is shown, many people are walking along the street.
Sea (painting by Aivazovsky)The Sea is a painting by Ivan Aivazovsky, painted by him in 1864. The largest number of landscapes in the artist’s rich creative heritage are associated with the image of the Black Sea and Crimean nature.
Pushkin on the Black Sea coast“Pushkin on the Black Sea” is a painting by Ivan Aivazovsky, painted in 1887. Stored in the Nikolaev Art Museum named after V.V. Vereshchagin.
Rainbow (painting by Aivazovsky)Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky painted about six thousand paintings during his long life. For more than sixty years of the development of Russian art, seascapes by Aivazovsky occupied one of the constant positions in the genre repertoire. He was and remained an artist of one theme, one motive; having achieved perfection within the limits he set for himself, he practically did not transgress them.
The painting “Rainbow” was Aivazovsky’s response to accusations from critics that his “improvisational” style of painting was not modern, and his talent was drying up.
The canvas was painted in 1873 and became a new stage in the artist’s work.
At first glance, we see a typical Aivazovsky depiction of a “shipwreck.” But on the other hand, this work is very different from the artist’s previous paintings. Without abandoning his positions, Aivazovsky, however, subjected them to revision and modernization - especially with regard to the color scheme of the picture.
Instead of rich, bright colors on this canvas there are more restrained, subtly developed shades. There is much less “fiction” in the picture.
Despite the obvious romanticism, the work “Rainbow” is distinguished by an undoubted bias towards realism.
Review of the Black Sea Fleet in 1849 (Aivazovsky, 1886)“Review of the Black Sea Fleet in 1849” is a painting by Ivan Aivazovsky, painted in 1886.
Feodosia Art Gallery named after I.K. AivazovskyThe Feodosia Art Gallery named after I.K. Aivazovsky is a museum of marine painting located in the city of Feodosia (Crimea). Consists of two buildings at the address: st. Gallery, 2 (main exhibition, works by I.K. Aivazovsky) and st. Gallery, 4 (House of the artist’s sister: paintings by I.K. Aivazovsky on mythological and biblical themes, scientific department of the “Russian and Modern Marina” gallery).
Feodosia. Moonlight night“Feodosia. Moonlight Night" is one of the paintings by Ivan Aivazovsky, a world-famous marine painter. The painting by Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky was painted in 1852 in oil on canvas. The work is in a private collection. Depicts ships in the Black Sea near Feodosia
The legendary Mount Ararat (Agri-Dagi - mountain of suffering) is the pride and pain of the Armenian people (now this shrine is located in Turkey), covered in legends about Noah’s Ark, attracting climbers from all over the world. After all, there are not many mountains from which a panorama of three countries opens up at once - Iran, Turkey and Armenia.
Big and Small Ararat.
In essence, Mount Ararat consists of two mountains located 11 km from each other, connected by a jagged ridge. Greater Ararat (height 5137 meters) is the highest mountain in Turkey, Little Ararat rises 3896 meters above sea level. Both mountains are of volcanic origin, however, they have been extinct for a very long time.
For many years, Ararat was impregnable, shrouded in many secrets and legends. One of the first to whom she submitted was Johann Friedrich Parrot, a German scientist. September 27, 1829. His third attempt was crowned with success; several more people took part in the expedition. The first ascent was made alone on September 12, 1876 by the English scientist James Bryce.
Mount Ararat on the world map:
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Mount Ararat is known to the entire Christian world from the Old Testament Book of Genesis. According to the biblical legend, it was in this place that the righteous Noah landed on his ark after the Flood. Back in the Middle Ages, many expeditions were set up to search for this artifact, but no one can yet boast of this find.
Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat.
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There is a legend according to which the ark cannot be found, it will appear only before the end of the world. This legend is associated with the monk Jacob, who tried to conquer Mount Ararat for several days in a row. But every morning I woke up at the foot of the mountain. And one day an Angel came to him in a dream, gave him a piece of the ship and said that the ark could only be seen when God himself wished it.
“The Descent of Noah from Ararat” is a painting by Aivazovsky.
Today the mountain is open to anyone who wishes to climb it. And more than one conqueror has not regretted this decision. James Bryce himself, having found himself at the top, said: “If man really first set foot here on earth... a more impressive center of the universe cannot be imagined.”
Today we celebrate the holiday of our beloved Yerevan - the capital not only of Armenia, but of all Armenians in the world. One of the oldest cities, 30 years older than Rome, is 2798!
There are both legends and hypotheses about the origin of the word “Yerevan” (Երևան).
The first legend is the most popular and, by the way, recognized by many scientists. It says: when the waters of the flood began to recede and Noah saw dry land from the ark, he shouted “erevats!”, which means “dry land has appeared!” According to the records of the French traveler Jean Chardin, this legend was widespread among the Armenian people back in the 17th century.
According to another legend, the city owes its name to the last king of the Ervanduni dynasty - Ervand IV, who reigned in 220–201. BC. Following it, Yerevan is the city of Yervandashat built by this king, which became the capital of his kingdom. Or perhaps modern Yerevan is the city of Yervandavan.
There is a hypothesis that claims that the name of the city was given by the rulers of the kingdom of Urartu. Thus, in the cuneiform tablet of King Rusa I there is a mention of an area called Eriaini. The tablet itself was discovered in the village of Tsovinar on the shores of Sevan and dates back to 735–713. BC. And in the artifacts belonging to this kingdom, the names Eriahi and Erebuni are present. As for the word “Yerevan” itself, according to some scientists, it stands for “eri avan” - a settlement of the Erievs/Aryans.
These three versions have both supporters and opponents in the scientific world; many copies have been broken in such disputes. Well, one thing is certain for us: “By order of the god Khaldi Argishti, son of Menua, built the city of Erebuni for the power of the country of Biainili..."- ruler of the Urartian kingdom Van Argishti I in 782 BC. founded Erebuni-Yerevan, for which I thank him very much.
Happy Birthday to you, our beloved Yerevan!