According to adviser for the Russian government’s cultural preservation department Timofey Kononenko, Hovhannes Ayvazovski’s “Sunset” painting was damaged due to a fire that broke out in Fyodor Tyutcheyev’s “Muranovo” private home on July 26. However, Kononenko says that it’s possible to restore the painting and also mentions that another 180 paintings were damaged as a result of the fire that day. The fire at Tyutcheyev’s private home broke out due to a lightning strike.
