About Mıgırdiç Civanyan
Lived 1848 – 1906 (aged 57–58). Mıgırdiç Civanyan was a Turkish painter and artist.
Mıgırdiç Civanyan (, 1848 – February 14, 1906) was an Ottoman Armenian painter.
Life Mıgırdiç Civanyan was born in the Beşiktaş district of Constantinople in 1848. 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. Due to the Hamidian massacres of Armenians, Civanyan sought refuge in Odessa in the spring of 1894.
Style and Subject Matter Mıgırdiç Civanyan is known for painting landscapes of Constantinople, especially that of the Bosphorus.
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Who was Mıgırdiç Civanyan?
painter (1848-1906)
When was Mıgırdiç Civanyan born?
Mıgırdiç Civanyan was born in 1848 in Beşiktaş.
When did Mıgırdiç Civanyan die?
Mıgırdiç Civanyan died on 14 February 1906 in Istanbul.
What was Mıgırdiç Civanyan's occupation?
Mıgırdiç Civanyan was a painter and artist.
What nationality was Mıgırdiç Civanyan?
Mıgırdiç Civanyan was Turkish.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Mıgırdiç Civanyan
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