Ivan Aivazovsky

The house in Feodosia, in which was born I.K.Aivazovsky .

1817       17 July (29) Ivan Aivazovsky was born in Feodosia in the family of a merchant of Armenian origin Konstantin Grigorievicz Aivazovsky, moved in the beginning XIX of century from Galitziya in Crimea.
Studies in Feodosia in school of church arrival. The interest of Aivazovsky involves in drawing attention of the chief of Feodosia city A. I. Kaznacheev.
1830       Has entered the Simpheropol gymnasium.
1833     22 July - is enlisted in the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. Is engaged in a landscape class of the professor M. N. Vorobyov.
1834       As the assistant is attached to French artist F. Tanner.
1835       The silver medal of 2 advantage for a picture "an Etude of air above the sea" is awarded. Gets acquainted with M.I. Glinka, V.G. Belinskiy, I.A. Krilov.
1836       The gold medal of 2 advantage is awarded. Gets acquainted from A.S. Pushkin.
1837       The gold medal of 1-st advantage "for excellent successes in painting sea kinds" is awarded.
1838       1838 – 1840. For outstanding successes in painting is sent on business by the Petersburg Academy of applied arts for two years to Crimea for independent job.
1839       Takes part in battle operations under a management N.N. Raevskiy at the Caucasian coast. During navigation by the battle ships of the Black Sea fleet gets acquainted with the admirals M.P. Lazarev, P.S. Nahimov, V.A. Kornilov. For pictures written in Crimea, "is issued from Academy and is awarded with a rank of the artist".
1840       Leaves for six years abroad as the pensioner of Academy of applied arts "for improvement in painting". In the autumn in Venice gets acquainted with N.V.Gogol.
1841       1841 – 1844. Travels on Italy, Portugal, Spain, France, England, Holland. Becomes the member of Amsterdam academy. The pictures of Aivazovsky are on display at exhibitions in the largest cities of Europe.
1842       Meeting with famous English marine artist J.W.M. Turner.
1843       Is awarded with a gold medal of the French Academy of applied arts.
1844       Comes back in Russia. Is ranked as the Main Sea staff. The rank of the academician of the Petersburg Academy of applied arts is awarded.
1845       Is sent in navigation in Konstantinopol and on the Greek archipelago. After returning from navigation begins construction of a house and workshop in Feodosia.
1846       May - Has noted the first decade of the creativity by the device of a display of paintings in Feodosia.
1847       The rank of the professor of the Petersburg Academy of applied arts is awarded.
1848      The first display of paintings in Moscow. Marries on J.I. Grevs, daughter of the Petersburg doctor. With the young wife moves to live in Feodosia.
1850      Writes a picture The Ninth Wave, which exhibits at first in Academy of applied arts in St. Petersburg, the next year - in Moscow.
1852       The second exhibition in Moscow.
1853       March 5 - Is elected by the valid member of Russian Geographical society.
1854       June - Exhibition of battle pictures in besieged Sevastopol.
1857       Display of paintings in Paris, for which the award Honourable legion is awarded to him.
1862       Writes two variants of a picture "the World flood". During life repeatedly comes back to this plot [The World flood (1864) and others].
1865       In connection with opening in Feodosia the first School of Arts, is enlisted on a service in the Petersburg Academy of applied arts.
1868       Writes a cycle of pictures on a theme of struggle of Greece with Turkey.
1868 - 1869. Trip on Caucasus and Transcaucasia, makes trip on opening of the Suez channel. Begins efforts about a lining in Feodosia of the railway.
1869       Trip to Egypt. Is invited to celebrating of opening of the Suez channel.
1871       Has constructed in Feodosiya a building Historical museum.
1872       Has visited Nice and Florence with an exhibition of the pictures.
1873       Picture Rainbow.
1874       By the order of the sultan Abdul-Azis writes about 30 pictures for an ornament palas Dolma-Bahche in Konstsntinopol.
1876       Is elected by the member of the Florentine academy of applied arts. Has written an auto portrait for Gallery Uffitsi.
1877       Terminates a marriage with J.I. Aivazovskaya.
1879       Travel to Genoa for the tax of materials connected to opening of America by Kolumb.
1880       Has based in Feodosiya Picture gallery. Is elected by the honourable citizen of Feodosia.
1881       Picture The Black Sea.
1882       Marries on A.N. Sarkizova, widow of the businessman.
1884       Travel on Volga.
1887       The fiftieth anniversary of creative activity, exhibition in St. Petersburg.
1892       Trip to America.
1898       Picture Among waves.

1900       April 19 (May 2) Aivazovsky has died in Feodosia. Is buried near to an ancient Armenian temple.