Ultra HD Master (5 000 × 3 301 px)
Romanticism
1850
The Ninth Wave
Original title: Девятый вал
Ivan Aivazovsky
Museum Provenance & Technical Data
Medium / Support:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
221 cm × 332 cm
Date of Creation:
1850
Scan Resolution:
5 000 × 3 301 px
Archive File Size:
4.4 MB
Permanent Collection:
State Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Historical Narrative
Shipwrecked sailors cling desperately to a floating mast amidst colossal oceanic swells, illuminated by the warm, transcendent rays of the morning sunrise.
Visual & Curatorial Analysis
"The zenith of Russian marine Romanticism, contrasting the terrifying sublimity of the ocean with the hopeful golden light of survival."
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