Together with him, his sons, wife, wives of sons and numerous animals, who escaped the flood thanks to the ark, descend from the Ararat mountains.

The painting was exhibited for the first time in Paris. Subsequently, Aivazovsky presented it to a school in New Nakhichevan. The painting was brought to Yerevan by Martiros Saryan in 1921, during the Civil War. Currently on display at National Gallery Armenia.

Ivan Aivazovsky

Noah's descent from Mount Ararat. 1889

Canvas, oil . 128×218 cm

National Gallery of Armenia, Yerevan

(inv. 296 )

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Aivazovsky, Ivan Konstantinovich

Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (arm. Հովհաննես Այվազյան, Hovhannes Ayvazyan; July 17, 1817, Feodosia, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire - April 19, 1900, Feodosia, Tauride Governorate, Russian Empire) - Russian artist- 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 XIX century.

Brother of the Armenian historian and Archbishop of the Armenian Apostolic Church Gabriel Aivazovsky.

Ararat

Ararat (tur. Ağrı Dağı, Armenian Արարատ and Armenian Մասիս (Masis), Kurd. Çiyayê Agirî) - mountain: the highest volcanic massif of the Armenian Highlands in eastern Turkey; refers to stratovolcanoes. It is located in the Turkish silt of Ygdir on the right bank of the middle course 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 merged at the bases: Greater Ararat and Lesser Ararat. The summit of Big Ararat (5165 meters above sea level) is the most high point Turkey.

Armenian Highlands

Armenian Highlands ‎, tour Ermeni platosu) is a mountainous region in the north of Western Asia. The middle of the three Near Asian uplands. In the west, without sharp boundaries, it passes into the Asia Minor Highlands, in the east it adjoins the Iranian Highlands.

Brig "Mercury", attacked by two Turkish ships

"Brig" Mercury "attacked by two Turkish ships" - an oil painting by Ivan Aivazovsky in 1892. The painting immortalizes the battle of the Russian brig "Mercury" with Turkish battleships Selimiye and Real Bay.

View of the Leander Tower in Constantinople

"View of the Leander Tower in Constantinople" - a painting by Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky, painted in 1848 under the impression of a trip to Istanbul. The painting depicts the Leander Tower, built in the 12th century on a tiny rock at the entrance to the strait of the harbor of Constantinople. It has long served as a lighthouse and a mooring place for ships.

The tower rises in the center of the strait, ships with white sails and the silhouettes of the buildings of Constantinople are visible in the background.

wrath of the seas

"The Wrath of the Seas" is a painting by Russian artist Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky, written 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 (inv. J-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 against the elements. The warm tones 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, signed and dated: Aivazovsky 1850; in the lower right corner in red: 5; on the back in black: No. 2506.

The painting came to the Russian Museum in 1897 from the Hermitage.

Winter convoy on the way

“Winter convoy on the way”, or “Caravan of gold” - a painting (landscape) by I.K. Aivazovsky from the collection of the Smolensk Art Gallery.

It was part of the "Wealth of Russia" series, for which the artist was consecrated to the Order of the Legion of Honor.

Moonlit night on the Bosphorus

"Moonlight Night on the Bosphorus" - a painting by Ivan Aivazovsky, painted in 1894. The painting depicts the Bosphorus, with ships and vessels floating in it. A moonlit night in Istanbul is captured: a mosque is shown, many people walk along the street.

Sea (painting by Aivazovsky)

The sea is a painting by Ivan Aivazovsky, written by him in 1864. The largest number landscapes in the richest creative heritage of the artist is associated with the image of the Black Sea and Crimean nature.

Pushkin on the Black Sea

"Pushkin on the Black Sea" - a painting by Ivan Aivazovsky, written in 1887. Stored in the Nikolaev Art Museum named after VV 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, Aivazovsky's seascapes have occupied one of the permanent positions in the genre repertoire. He was and remains an artist of one theme, one motive; having reached perfection within the limits set for himself, he practically did not transgress them.

The painting "Rainbow" was Aivazovsky's answer to accusations from critics that his "improvisational" style of painting is not modern, and his talent is drying up.

The canvas was painted in 1873 and became a new stage in the work of the painter.

At first glance, before us is a typical Aivazovsky image of a “shipwreck”. But on the other hand, this work is very different from the previous canvases of the artist. Without abandoning his positions, Aivazovsky, nevertheless, subjected them to revision and modernization - especially with regard to the color scheme of the picture.

Instead of saturated bright colors on this canvas, the shades are more restrained, subtly designed. 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" - a painting by Ivan Aivazovsky, painted in 1886.

Feodosia Art Gallery named after I. K. Aivazovsky

The 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 st. Gallery, 2 (the main exhibition, the work of 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 gallery "Russian and Modern Marina").

Theodosius. Moonlight night

"Feodosia. Moonlight Night” is one of the paintings by Ivan Aivazovsky, the 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

Noah's descent from Mount Ararat. 1889 Canvas, oil . 128×218 cm National Gallery of Armenia, Yerevan K: Paintings of 1889

"Noah's Descent from Mount Ararat"(Also "Noah descends from Mount Ararat" listen)) is an 1889 oil painting by Ivan Aivazovsky. The painting depicts one of the episodes of the Old Testament history: Noah returns to earth after the Flood. Together with him, his sons, wife, wives of sons and numerous animals, who escaped the flood thanks to the ark, descend from the Ararat mountains.

The painting was exhibited for the first time in Paris. Subsequently, Aivazovsky presented it to a school in New Nakhichevan. The painting was brought to Yerevan by Martiros Saryan in 1921, during the Civil War. Currently exhibited at the National Gallery of Armenia.

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An excerpt characterizing the Descent of Noah from Mount Ararat

The princess blushed and frantically waved her hands.
- Non, Andre, je dis que vous avez tellement, tellement change ... [No, Andrey, I say: you have changed so, so much ...]
“Your doctor tells you to go to bed earlier,” said Prince Andrei. - You should go to sleep.
The princess said nothing, and suddenly her short, mustache-lined sponge trembled; Prince Andrei, standing up and shrugging his shoulders, walked across the room.
Pierre, surprised and naive, looked through his glasses first at him, then at the princess, and stirred, as if he, too, wanted to get up, but again pondered.
“What does it matter to me that Monsieur Pierre is here,” the little princess suddenly said, and her pretty face suddenly broke into a tearful grimace. “I wanted to tell you for a long time, Andre: why have you changed so much towards me?” What I did to you? You're going to the army, you don't feel sorry for me. For what?
– Lise! - only said Prince Andrei; but in this word there was both a request, and a threat, and, most importantly, an assurance that she herself would repent of her words; but she went on hurriedly:
“You treat me like a sick person or a child. I see everything. Were you like this six months ago?
“Lise, I ask you to stop,” Prince Andrei said even more expressively.
Pierre, becoming more and more agitated during this conversation, got up and went up to the princess. He seemed unable to endure the sight of tears and was ready to cry himself.
- Calm down, princess. It seems so to you, because I assure you, I myself experienced ... why ... because ... No, excuse me, the stranger is superfluous here ... No, calm down ... Farewell ...

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, which is 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 descend and Noah saw the dry land from the ark, he shouted “Yerevats!”, which means “there (land) has appeared!”. According to the notes of the French traveler Jean Chardin, this legend was spread among the Armenian people as early as the 17th century.

According to another legend, the city owes its name to the last king of the Yervanduni dynasty - Yervand IV, who ruled 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. So, in the cuneiform tablet of King Rusa I, there is a mention of a place called Eriaini. The tablet itself was discovered in the village of Tsovinar on the banks of Sevan and dates back to 735-713. BC. And in the artifacts belonging to this kingdom, there are the names of Eriahi and Erebuni. As for the word "Yerevan" itself, according to some scholars, it stands for "eri avan" - the settlement of the Eries / 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: "At the behest of the god Khaldi Argishti, the son of Menua, built the city of Erebuni for the power of the country of Biaynili ... "- the ruler of the Urartian kingdom Van Argishti I in 782 BC founded Erebuni-Yerevan, for which many thanks to him.

Happy birthday to you, our beloved Yerevan!

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"Noah's Descent from Mount Ararat"(Also "Noah descends from Mount Ararat" listen)) is an 1889 oil painting by Ivan Aivazovsky. The painting depicts one of the episodes of the Old Testament history: Noah returns to earth after the Flood. Together with him, his sons, wife, wives of sons and numerous animals, who escaped the flood thanks to the ark, descend from the Ararat mountains.

The painting was exhibited for the first time in Paris. Subsequently, Aivazovsky presented it to a school in New Nakhichevan. The painting was brought to Yerevan by Martiros Saryan in 1921, during the Civil War. Currently exhibited at the National Gallery of Armenia.

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An excerpt characterizing the Descent of Noah from Mount Ararat

The eyes may not be there, but the heart was eaten away by each 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 to no longer show that I know more than others and everything was fine again. Yes, just okay?

Summer has come without a hitch. 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 the winter, as the sea was my old “great” dream. But by a completely stupid accident, my dream almost turned into 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, it was still far from the shore. It was a nice 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… Yes, yes, gingerbread. From a small neighborhood shop.
I don't know if I've ever eaten anything tastier after? Even after so many years, I still remember the amazing taste and smell of this amazing delicacy that melts in your mouth! They were always fresh and unusually soft, with a dense sweet crust of icing that burst at the slightest touch. Stunningly smelling of honey and cinnamon, and something else that was almost impossible to catch ... It was for these gingerbreads that I was going to go without hesitation for a long time. It was warm, and I (according to our common custom) was dressed only in short shorts. The store was nearby, just a couple of houses away (there were three of them on our street!).

The legendary Mount Ararat (Agri-Dagi - the mountain of suffering) is the pride and pain of the Armenian people (now this shrine is located in Turkey), covered with legends about Noah's ark, beckoning climbers from all over the world. After all, there are not so many mountains from which a panorama of three countries opens at once - Iran, Turkey and Armenia.

Big and Small Ararat.

In essence, Mount Ararat consists of two mountains located 11 km apart, connected by a jagged ridge. Big Ararat (height 5137 meters) - the most high mountain Turkey, Small Ararat rises to 3896 meters above sea level. Both mountains are of volcanic origin, however, extinct a long time ago.

Very long years Ararat was impregnable, shrouded in many secrets and legends. One of the first to whom she obeyed was Johann Friedrich Parrot, a German scientist. September 27, 1829. His third attempt was successful, several more people participated in the expedition. The first solo ascent was made on September 12, 1876 by English scientist James Bryce.

Mount Ararat on the world map:

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Throughout the Christian world, Mount Ararat is known 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. Even in the Middle Ages, many expeditions were equipped to search for this artifact, but no one can boast of this find yet.

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 connected with the monk Yakob, who for several days in a row tried to conquer Mount Ararat. But every morning I woke up at the foot of the mountain. And one day an angel came to him in a dream, handed him a piece of the ship and said that the ark could be seen only when God himself wished it.

"Noah's Descent from Ararat" - Aivazovsky's painting.

To date, the mountain is open to anyone who wishes to climb it. And not a single conqueror has regretted this decision. James Bryce himself, once at the top, said: "If man really first stepped on earth here ... a more impressive center of the universe cannot be imagined."