Society and culture: The exhibition “Aivazovsky and great Russian marine painters” in Moscow

March 23, 2016 at the Sergei Andriaka Academy of Watercolors and Fine Arts (Moscow) is held the solemn opening of the exhibition “Aivazovsky and great Russian marine painters” from the collection of the Central Naval Museum in Saint-Petersburg.

Name of Ivan Aivazovsky is known to everyone. And most of us associate the idea of ​​marine work with this particular artist, unaware of the diversity and cultural heritage of the genre, which flourished in the second half of the XIX - early XX centuries.

Guests of the exhibition opening at the Academy will be able to learn how originated the genre of Russian marinas, see the submitted works of its development, to enjoy the sea views and feel the spirit of the battle scenes.