Title
Postcard - Ivan Aivazovsky
Type
Stationery-Postcard
Coverage
Italy
Description
This postcard is a photographic reproduction of an 1883 painting by Russian Romantic artist Ivan Aivazovsky (1817–1900) showing Dante on a mountain pointing skyward. The card has a caption in Russian: "И.К. АЙВАЗОВСКІЙ – ДАНТЕ АЮБУЕТСЯ ОБЯАКАМН." (I.K. Aivazovsky – Dante admires the clouds). The card was postmarked on February 24, 1907, carries a message written in Esperanto, and is addressed to a recipient in Turin, Italy.
Extent
86 × 136 mm
Contributor
Ivan Aivazovsky
Language
Russian
Esperanto
Date
1907-02-24