Ship by Moonlight
The Met
Artist: Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Hovhannes Aivazian)(Armenian, born Russian Empire [now Ukraine], Feodosia (Theodosia) 1817–1900 Feodosia (Theodosia))
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (15.9 x 23.5 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Jane Dastich, in memory of her husband, General Frank Dastich, 1975
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Moonlit seascape with a battleship on choppy waters and figures on a dark beach
Detailed Description
A painting depicts a moonlit seascape at night, dominated by dark blues and greens. A large, bright full moon, slightly to the left of center, illuminates the upper sky, casting a shimmering path of light across the choppy water below. The sky is a deep, dark blue with faint, wispy clouds visible around the moon. The sea is a turbulent expanse of dark blue-green waves, with white caps catching the moonlight. In the middle ground, a dark, battleship-like vessel with multiple masts, smokestacks, and visible structures, including what appear to be gun turrets, floats on the waves. Small, faint lights are visible on the ship's hull. The foreground features a dark, wet sandy beach or shore, where gentle waves lap at the edge. The moonlight creates subtle reflections on the wet sand. On the far right of the beach, in the lower corner, three small, dark figures are visible, appearing to stand or sit near the water's edge, silhouetted against the faint light.
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