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English: The Ninth Wave (Девятый вал) by Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky ( 1850)

Česky: Malba Devátá vlna od Ivana Ajvazovského

Dansk: Den niende bølge af Ivan Konstantinovitj Ajvazovskij, 1850.

Deutsch: Die neunte Welle (Девятый вал) von Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky ( 1850)

English: The Ninth Wave (Девятый вал) by Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky ( 1850)

Español: La Novena ola de Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (1850)

Magyar: Ivan Konsztantyinovics Ajvazovszkij: A kilencedik hullám (1850, olaj, vászon, 221 × 332 cm)

Italiano: La nona onda (Девятый вал) di Ivan Konstantinovič Ajvazovskij (1850).

日本語: イヴァン・アイヴァゾフスキーの作品「第九の波涛」（1850年）

한국어: 아홉번째 파도. 이반 콘스탄티노비치 아이바좁스키 작(1850년).

Македонски: „Деветтиот бран“ (1850) од И. К. Ајвазовски

Nederlands: "De Negende Golf" (Девятый вал), een schilderij van Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (1850).

Polski: Obraz pt. Dziewiąta fala autorstwa Iwana Ajwazowskiego (1850).

Português: A Nona Onda (1850), óleo sobre tela de autoria do pintor russo Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovskii.

Русский: Девятый вал ( Иван Айвазовский, 1850)

Українська: Дев'ятий вал, Іван Айвазовський, 1850 р., 221×332 см

Tiếng Việt: Ngọn Sóng Thứ Chín (Девятый вал), Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky ( 1850)

中文（简体）‎: 伊凡·艾瓦佐夫斯基作品《第九波涛》

中文（繁體）‎: 伊凡·艾瓦佐夫斯基作品《第九波濤》

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Summary

Artist



Alternative names	Russian: Иван Константинович Айвазовский
Description	Armenian-Russian marine painter
Date of birth/death	17 June 1817	19 April 1900
Location of birth/death	Feodosiya	Feodosiya
Work location	Italy, Russia
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

Русский: Девятый вал

The Ninth Wave

Date

1850

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

221 × 332 cm (87 × 130.7 in)

Current location

State Russian Museum

	Native name	Государственный Русский музей
	Location	Saint Petersburg, Russia
	Coordinates	59° 56′ 19.47″ N, 30° 19′ 56.59″ E
	Established	1895
	Website	www.rusmuseum.ru

Object history

Unknown

Notes

Marine art

Source/Photographer

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