THE AIVAZOVSKYI PICTURE GALLERY Have you ever seen any real famous works of art? What were they? Where did you see them? What did you think of them? Some of you have been to the Crimea and you have probably visited the Aivazovskyi Picture Gal lery in Feodosia. Our story is about this museum of seascape painting. The picture gallery in Feodosia was founded in 1880 by Ivan Aivazovskyi, a prominent Ukrainian painter and patriot of his native land. Ivan Aivazovskyi was born in Feodosia in 1817. The impressions of childhood determined his dedication to marine painting. In 1833 Aivazovskyi entered the St Peters burh Academy of Arts. It took him only four years to finish the six-year course. He received a big gold medal and was granted a scholarship for training abroad. The seascapes of the young painter appeared at the exhibitions in Rome, Paris, London and Am sterdam. Aivazovskyi was awarded a gold medal in France. In Holland he was elected an Academi cian. It was an important...
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