Aivazovsky, “The Descent of Noah from Mount Ararat”, 1889

The painting “The Descent of Noah from Mount Ararat” (1889) by Ivan Aivazovsky (Hovhannes Aivazian). In this biblical scene Noah, with his family and the animals, descends from Ararat after the Great Flood. The painting is kept today in the National Gallery of Armenia in Yerevan.

In the foreground is a white-bearded old man surrounded by people. Behind them stretches a long line of people and animals. In the background rises a mountain with two peaks under a bright, hazy sky.