ottoman miniature
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Ottoman Miniature
Ottoman MiniatureOttoman miniatures are heavily influenced by• Persian miniature tradition• Chinese artistic influences
Miniatures are not stand alone works of art, they are bound in• illumination (tezhip)together with :• Caligraphy (hat)• Marbling paper (ebru)• Bookbinding(cilt)
Plan of Istanbul - Matrakci Nasuh
Entertainment in a palace courtyardMir, "Ali Shir Neva'i" Divan.
Suleyman the Magnificent as a young man.Semailname Nakkas Osman 1579.
Ottoman miniature art portrays actual events • victories• the conquest of fortresses• state affairs• festivals• formal processions• circumcision feasts
The siege of Vienna - Huner-nama ('Book of Skills')
• Miniature works are collabrative works.• Painters work in Studios (Nakkashane). • The head painter draws the skecth, apprentices paint and fill the rest.
Hunt - Arifi, Guy-u Chawgan
The colors were obtained by• powdered pigments mixed
with egg-white • later with diluted gum-
arabic• Contrasting colors were
used side by side• The color nuances of the
same shade were used
Selim II receiving the Safavid ambassador in the palace at Edirne in 1567.Nehzetu'l-Ahbar der Sefer-i Sigetvar
Sultan Murad II at Archery PracticeHuner-nama ('Book of Skills')
Presentations of gifts to Suleyman the
Magnificent on the occasion of the circumcision of his sons Bayezid and
Cihangir in 1530. Suleymanname.
From the Procession of the Guilds: the Procession of Makers of Bath-towelsSur-nama ('Book of Festivities').
Nakkashanes also did • Koran illuminations• Prayer books• Education books
Muhammad on Mount Hira‘ Siyer-i Nebi: The Life of the Prophet. Istanbul, 1595.Istanbul, 1595.
Birth of the Prophet MuhammadSiyer-i Nebi: The Life of the Prophet. Istanbul, 1594.
The Prophet and his companions advancing on Mecca,
attended by the angels Gabriel, Michael, Israfil and Azrail.
Siyer-i Nebi: The Life of the Prophet 1595.
Festivities of the Golden HornSur-nama of Ahmed III ('Book of Festivities of Ahmed III').
Female musiciansLevni, 1720.
Preparation of the Display Ground for the Festivity
Sur-nama of Ahmed III
References
http://www.turkishculture.org http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_miniature http://www.ee.bilkent.edu.tr/~
history/topkapi.html Levni ve Surname – Esin Atıl