The Battle of Chesme

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The Battle of Chesme is a famous 19th-century historical seascape painting by Ivan Aivazovsky depicting the dramatic Russian naval victory over the Ottoman fleet during the 1770 Battle of Chesme.

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Battle of Chesma 1
The Battle of Chesme canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical painting ⓘ
painting ⓘ
seascape painting ⓘ
about Ottoman Empire military history ⓘ
Russian naval history ⓘ
naval tactics in the age of sail ⓘ
artForm easel painting ⓘ
artistNationality Russian ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire ⓘ
creator Ivan Aivazovsky ⓘ
depictionDate 1770 ⓘ
depicts Aegean Sea ⓘ
Battle of Chesme ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chesma

Chesme Bay ⓘ
Ottoman warships ⓘ
Russian naval victory over the Ottoman fleet ⓘ
Russian warships ⓘ
burning Ottoman ships ⓘ
explosions and fire on the water ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
night scene at sea ⓘ
genre history painting ⓘ
marine art ⓘ
hasMedium oil paint ⓘ
hasSubject Ottoman fleet ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman navy

Russian fleet ⓘ
night sky illuminated by explosions ⓘ
shipwreck and destruction ⓘ
smoke and flames ⓘ
war at sea ⓘ
hasType battle painting ⓘ
night battle scene ⓘ
inspiredBy Battle of Chesme (1770) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chesma
mainSubject Russian–Ottoman naval warfare ⓘ
Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) ⓘ
movement Romanticism ⓘ
Russian Romantic art ⓘ
notableFor dramatic lighting effects ⓘ
dynamic depiction of waves and fire ⓘ
patriotic Russian historical theme ⓘ
originalLanguageTitle Russian ⓘ
portrays Ottoman defeat ⓘ
Russian victory ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted 18th century ⓘ
Russo-Turkish War era ⓘ
visualStyle dramatic chiaroscuro ⓘ
romanticized realism ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ivan Aivazovsky → notableWork → The Battle of Chesme ⓘ
Imperial Russian Navy → notableBattle → Battle of Chesma ⓘ
linked to: The Battle of Chesme