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Ivan Aivazovsky
Russian marine painter (1817-1900) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ivan Aivazovsky (Russian: Иван Константинович Айвазовский, Armenian: Հովհաննես Այվազովսկի - Hovhannes Aivazovsky July 29, 1817 – May 5, 1900) was an Armenian painter, most famous for his seascapes, which make up more than half of his paintings.
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