Who created "A Ship in a Stormy Sea"?

A Ship in a Stormy Sea was created by Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Hovhannes Aivazian) in 1892.

What medium is "A Ship in a Stormy Sea"?

A Ship in a Stormy Sea is Card.

Is "A Ship in a Stormy Sea" in the public domain?

Yes, A Ship in a Stormy Sea is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

A Ship in a Stormy Sea

Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Hovhannes Aivazian)

1892

Medium

Card

Dimensions

1 x 2 in. (26 x 53 mm)

Classification

Miniatures

Department

European Paintings

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Isabel F. Hapgood, 1913

Accession Number

13.130

Tags

SeasStormsShips

Art Historical Context

Ivan Konstantinovich Aivaz, the renowned 19th-century Russian-Armenian marine painter, masterfully captured the fury of the sea in *A Ship in a Storm Sea* (1892). Born Hovhannes Aivazian in Crimea, Aivazovsky to fame for his Romantic seascapes, blending dramatic realism with luminous effects of light on water. This tiny gem, measuring just 1 x 2 inches (26 x 53 mm), showcases his extraordinary skill in miniature format—a rarity amid his typically grand canvases—painted on card and classified among European painting miniatures at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The artwork depicts a lone ship ...

A Ship in a Stormy Sea

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