Tretyakov Gallery releases teaser ahead of major Aivazovsky exhibit (video) July 26, 2016 - 10:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Tretyakov Gallery has released a teaser ahead of a large-scale monographic exhibition of works by Ivan Aivazovsky(1817-1900),one of the best-known and most popular painters in Russia. The teaser shows the moment of the artist’s death as he was working on the painting "Explosion of the Turkish Ship." The documentary section of the event will introduce Aivazovsky as a patron of arts, the first honorary citizen of Theodosia. From the large number of works created by Aivazovsky (based on his own estimate, approximately 6000), the exhibition unveils about 100 paintings and 50 graphic works. Aivazovsky’s four most significant creations will be on display: “The Rainbow” (1873), “The Black Sea” (1881, both from Tretyakov Gallery), “The Ninth Wave” (1850), “The Wave” (1889, both from State Russian Museum). In addition, art lovers will for the first time have the chance to see “Along the Shores of the Caucasus” (1885, Tretyakov Gallery) that has never been on show before. The exhibition will also include models of ships, compasses, globes, telescopes. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |