Ivan Aivazovsky

Ivan Aivazovsky was born on July 17, 1817, in Feodosia , and died in the same city on April 19, 1900 . He was a citizen of the Russian Empire and had Russian nationality . Aivazovsky is best known for his work as a painter and focused on numerous genres, including history painting, romanticism, portrait, military art, landscape painting, genre painting, marine art, and religious painting .

Aivazovsky was educated at the Imperial Academy of Arts and Simferopol gymnasium №1 . He produced notable works such as "Brig 'Mercury' Attacked by Two Turkish Ships," "The Ninth Wave," "The Ninth Shaft," "Rainbow," "Black Sea," and "Night" . Aivazovsky's work was primarily based in Russia .