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Lesson 17: Battle of Navarino

by Ivan Aivazovsky

Directions

Study the painting for one week.

Over the week:

• Look at the painting.
• Read the synopsis.
• Study the vocabulary words.
• Read about the artist.
• Practice reciting the names of the artist and the painting.
• Complete the enrichment activities.
• Study the review questions.

Synopsis

Ivan Aivazovsky's 'Battle of Navarino' depicts a battle in the Bay of Navarin between British-French-Russian naval forces and an Egyptian-Turkish fleet. The British-French-Russian fleet trounced its opposition. This battle helped Greece gain independence from Turkey.

Vocabulary

Battle: A fight between large, organized armed forces.
Naval: Of or relating to the branch of a nation's armed services that conducts military operations at sea.
Independence: The state or being of free from outside control.
Fleet: A large group of warships under one commander.
Trounce: Defeat heavily in a contest.

Concepts

1. Russian Romantic painter, Ivan Aivazovsky, was born in 1817 in Feodosia, Russian Empire.

2. Zoom in and find Aivazovsky's country of birth (Russia) on the map of Europe.

3. When Aivazovsky was 16, he moved to the Russian capital, Saint Petersburg, to study at the Imperial Academy of Arts.
4. Aivazovsky became a marine master artist. Many of Aivazovsky's works feature the beauty and power of the sea, a common theme in Romantic art.
5. He painted over 6000 paintings in his lifetime.
6. He died in 1900 in his birthplace of Feodosia at the age of 82.

Enrichment

Activity 1: Can You Find It?

During the week, study the painting and find the following:

• Ship
• Rowboat
• Water
• Bay
• Clouds
• Sails
• Masts
• White Flags
• Red Flags
• Smoke
• Fire
• Sailors on Sailing Ships
• Sailors in Rowboats
• Sailors Falling Overboard
• Sailor Draped Over a Mast

Activity 2: Narrate the Painting

• After studying the painting, narrate the scene shown in the painting aloud using your own words.

Activity 3: Complete Vocabulary Activities

• While studying the vocabulary words, point them out in the painting.
• Define each of the vocabulary words in your own words.

Activity 4: Color the Painting   

• Click the crayon above, and complete page 24 of 'First Grade Art History Coloring Book.'

Review

Question 1

Who are the characters in the painting?

1 / 4

Answer 1

The characters are Naval sailors.

1 / 4

Question 2

What is the setting of the painting?

2 / 4

Answer 2

The setting is the Bay of Navarin.

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Question 3

What is on fire in the painting?

3 / 4

Answer 3

Multiple ships are on fire.

3 / 4

Question 4

Why is the painting called 'Battle of Navarino?'

4 / 4

Answer 4

The painting is called 'Battle of Navarino' because it shows the naval battle in the Bay of Navarin.

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1. Who are the characters in the painting? The characters are Naval sailors.
2. What is the setting of the painting? The setting is the Bay of Navarin.
3. What is on fire in the painting? Multiple ships are on fire.
4. Why is the painting called 'Battle of Navarino?' The painting is called 'Battle of Navarino' because it shows the naval battle in the Bay of Navarin.

References

'Ivan Aivazovsky.' Wikipedia. Wikipedia.org. n.p.

'Battle of Navarino.' Wikiart. Wikiart.org. n.p.