Postcard - Ivan Aivazovsky

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