Monument
Ivan Aivazovsky Monument
Address
Kronstadt, 5A Makarovskaya Daily
Opened in
2007 Sculptor
Vladimir Gorevoy, Nikolai Elgazin The height of the monument
4 m Photo gallery
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Created by artist Vladimir Gorevoy and architect Nikolai Elgazin, Russia’s first ever monument to the outstanding marine painter Ivan Aivazovsy was unveiled September 5, 2007 to mark his 190-year jubilee.
Kronstadt was a special place in Aivazovsky’s life and career. The then-19-year-old artist once came there to eventually create seven seascapes that would make him a prominent painter.
The 4-meter-high monument (including the 1.8-meter-high bronze sculpture itself) depicts the master at work with his palette and brushes.