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Stepan Meliksetovich Aghajanian was an Armenian painter; known primarily for portraits and landscapes.

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Simon Agopian or Simon Hagopian at times Simon Agopyan was a prominent Ottoman Armenian landscape and portrait painter.

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Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky was a Russian painter of late Romanticism who is considered one of the greatest masters of marine art. Baptized as Hovhannes Aivazian, he was born into an Armenian family in the Black Sea port of Feodosia in Crimea and was mostly based there.

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Gevorg Bashinjaghian was an Armenian painter who had significant influence on Armenian landscape painting.

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Sarkis Diranian was an Armenian orientalist painter. Originally from the Ottoman Empire, he was established for many years in Paris.

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Zareh Kalfayan was an Ottoman painter of Armenian descent.

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Vardges Sureniants was an Armenian painter, sculptor, illustrator, translator, art critic, and theater artist. He is considered the founder of Armenian historical painting. His paintings feature scenes from Armenian fairy-tales and various historical events. Although Sureniants had one exhibition dedicated to his works in his lifetime, he was admired by many of his contemporaries which include many well-known figures in Armenian and Russian society including Martiros Saryan, Ilya Repin, and Vladimir Stasov.

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Panos Terlemezian was an Armenian landscape and portrait painter; known for his support of Armenian nationalist causes.

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Yervant Voskan, also known as Osgan Efendi was a renowned Ottoman painter, sculptor, instructor, and administrator of Armenian descent. He is considered the first sculptor of Turkey.

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Garabet Yazmaciyan was a prominent Ottoman painter of Armenian descent.