📷 Aivazovsky art gallery in Feodosia

To be in Feodosia and not to go to the famous Aivazovsky art gallery is a crime. The works of Ivan Konstantinovich for more than 170 years have attracted the attention of not only artists and professionals, but also ordinary art lovers.

Aivazovsky was born and by nature an artist quite exceptional. Ivan Konstantinovich perfectly felt the sea, and his raging waves I liked from early childhood. He was able to convey the beauty of sea water is very realistic and make it the most unusual shades of color palette.

The building, which today is an art gallery, located in the heart of Feodosia. It is bright and quite noticeable. Next to him in 1930, the sculptor Ginzburg was a monument to the artist with the inscription "Theodosia — Aivazovsky".

Here in Feodosia he was born, lived, worked, and began to paint his first paintings. Although initially due to the lack of paper and pencils the boy was forced to paint with samovar charcoal on the whitewashed walls of his house. Theodosia architect Koch was the first to notice the pictures of the future artist.

In the future, an important role in the fate of Aivazovsky was played by the mayor Alexander Kaznacheyev, who later sent the young man to study in the Simferopol gymnasium.

On the facade of this old mansion, which today is a gallery, and many different Greek sculptures.

The great and talented marinist opened a school and a library in the city, built an archaeological Museum and an exhibition hall, which later became one of the best art galleries in the country.

Throughout his long creative life Aivazovsky worked a lot and fruitfully. He created thousands of magnificent paintings, seascapes, battle scenes, most of which dedicated to his favorite water element.

The artist wrote all his life, believing that the best paintings he has not yet created, and all he has ahead. Sometimes he painted at night, when inspiration came, transferring to the canvas, the images seen in the dream.

Right in front of the gallery installed a large frame for photos. Many tourists line up to photograph themselves on the memorial.

The Museum building is located near the sea port, and the sea can be seen from its Windows. The mansion was 138 years old.

In Feodosia Aivazovsky lived until the end of his days, and his favorite gallery with all his paintings and property bequeathed to the city.

Those who wish can go to the picturesque balcony and see the sea, meet the ships and remember the paintings of the great artist.

The gallery today are more than 400 paintings by the painter, in addition to them there are paintings of his students, grandchildren, other famous contemporary artists of the Crimea.

On the building still preserved here is a bust with a historical memorable date of Foundation of the gallery.

Not far from the old mansion of the painter grows fragrant lavender. It's always noisy and fun.

It is a pity that the Windows of the Museum are always closed, and in the halls of the light is somewhat muffled.

There is also a mystical dark room, which houses the most unique and unusual picture of the artist. This the strange picture conceal from the General public under the will of the master.

Yes, and to visit this room, you will have to significantly fork out, pay the so-called sponsorship fee of 3 thousand rubles. For this amount, the gallery staff will tell you amazing details about the artist's life, learn about his connections with the Imperial family, and about the supernatural features of the same picture.

You can feel the atmosphere of the gallery on the video from the channel "ViT" on Youtube.

We also saw a show with soap bubbles, which took place right near the entrance to the art gallery.

Bizarre bubbles I decided to remove and the video.

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