Mıgırdiç Civanyan (Armenian: Մկրտիչ Ճիվանեան, 1848 – February 14, 1906) was an Ottoman Armenian painter.[1]
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| Born | 1848 Beşiktaş, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | February 14, 1906 (aged 57) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Occupation | Painter |
Life
editMıgırdiç Civanyan was born in the Beşiktaş district of Constantinople in 1848.[2] In 1874, he met with famed Russian-Armenian painter Ivan Aivazovsky, whose work inspired Civanyan to incorporate much of the love for the sea into his own paintings. Already knowing Italian, Civanyan went to Italy in 1876 and remained there until 1879.[3] Due to the Hamidian massacres of Armenians, Civanyan sought refuge in Odessa in the spring of 1894.[3]
Style and Subject Matter
editMıgırdiç Civanyan is known for painting landscapes of Constantinople, especially that of the Bosphorus.[3]
Gallery
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Said Paşa Waterfront Mansion -
A Coffee House in Tophane -
Sunset on the Sea -
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References
edit- ^ Kurkman, Garo (2004). Armenian painters in the Ottoman Empire 1600-1923. İstanbul: Matüsalem Publications. ISBN 9789759201555. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ^ Tarih ve toplum: aylık ansiklopedik dergi (in Turkish). Indiana University. 1990. p. 100. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ^ a b c Kurkman, Garo (August 3, 2006). "100 years after his death, Istanbul Painter Migirdiç Civanian". O.I.A.: Online News Article. Archived from the original on 5 August 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2012.