Gulf of Naples is a painting painted by Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky in Italy, where the artist perfected his landscape painting skills. He depicted the water surface in the evening, when the wind subsides and light ripples on the surface shimmer with all shades of pearls. Two-thirds of the image is occupied by the sky, filled with golden sunset colors. It is enlivened by clouds pierced by soft light. On the left, in the foreground is a boat. She carries passengers from an anchored sailboat. Another rowing vessel is moored to it, ready to deliver those who wish to land. A mountain range is visible in the distance, triangular sails of other ships flash by.

Name of the painting: “Gulf of Naples”.
Author: Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (1817-1900).
Year of writing: 1841.
Size: 73 x 108 cm.
Style: Romanticism.
Genre: Landscape.
Technique: Oil painting.
Material: Canvas.
Location: State Museum-Reserve, Peterhof, Russia.

Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky is a famous Russian painter of the 19th century, a marine genius, one of the leading masters in the history of world art. He became famous for depicting ship battles, dramatic clashes between a person and the water element. All his works have photographic accuracy in the transfer of details and colors.

The “Gulf of Naples” is one of the early seascapes, the creation of which Ivan Konstantinovich was inspired by the majestic nature of the Apennine Peninsula and the bay of the Tyrrhenian Sea. As a characteristic example of the great master’s work, he exhibited a lot at Russian and world exhibitions.

The painting “The Bay of Naples” by Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky is one of the six thousand landscapes painted by him during his life. Inspirational art and amazing ability to work made the author not only the first painter of the Main Naval Staff of Russia, but also an honorary member of many world art academies. Today, the work is presented in the collection of the Peterhof Museum-Reserve.