In Armenian periodical press the first publications about Ivan Aivazovsky appeared as far back as the 40s of the XIX century. During the great marine painter’s lifetime a large number (around 150) of short reports and large-scale articles about the painter were published in Armenian newspapers and journals. Among those publications was “Bazmavep” – the official journal of the Congre­gation of Armenian monks-Mеkhitarists in Venice, which has been issued since 1843, the founder and first editor of which was the elder brother of the ce­lebrated painter – Gabriel Aivazovsky. In those years a whole series of materials about the great master was put in the periodical, the authors of which were Italian architect Vincenzo Michelli, the native of Crimean town Karasubazar (now – Belogorsk), the dean of catholic churches of Crimea, historian-armeno­logist Kerovbe Kush­ne­rian, the member of Mekhitarist Congregation of Venice, philologist and eth­no­grapher Vardan Hatsuni, the editor of “Bazmavep”, the spi­ritual leader of the Congregation abbot Hovhan Aucherian and others.