Tag: Ararat

Ivan Aivazovsky, (1817–1900)Descent of Noah from Ararat, c. 1889Oil on canvasHeight: 128 cm (50.3 in); Width: 218 cm (85.8 in)National Gallery of Armenia The people in this painting are not just Biblical figures, they are Aivazovsky’s dreamy imagining of his own romanticized Armenian roots combined with a vaguely conceived Orientalism that looked towards an old…