Ploughing The Fields, Crimea (1865)
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Ploughing The Fields, Crimea (1865) by Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky is a captivating oil painting that features the tranquil and laborious life of the rural countryside. This artwork diverges from Aivazovsky's traditional seascapes, to explore a more terrestrial theme, yet it maintains the artist's profound sense of light and atmosphere.The scene, set under a vast and expansive sky, depicts two figures actively engaged in ploughing a field with the help of oxen. The animals, arrayed in a line, dominate the foreground, infused with golden and earthy tones that reflect the late afternoon sun. The sun itself is a brilliant orb, casting everything in a warm, glowing light and creating long shadows that stretch across the freshly turned soil.In the background, the subtle silhouette of distant trees and perhaps a small farmstead lightly etch the horizon, suggesting the expanse and isolation of the agricultural landscape. A plough and perhaps a water jug rest on the ground to the right, suggesting a pause in the day's labor.Aivazovsky's masterful handling of light not only highlights the physical exertion and the pastoral beauty but also evokes a sense of enduring peace and the timeless rhythm of nature.
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Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (29 July 1817 – 2 May 1900) was a Russian-Armenian Romantic painter who is considered one of the greatest masters of marine art. Baptized as Hovhannes Aivazian, he was born into an Armenian family in the Black Sea port of Feodosia in Crimea and was mostly based there.