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e. Ottoman miniature (Turkish: Osmanlı minyatürü) is a style of illustration found in Ottoman manuscripts, often depicting portraits or historic events. Its unique style was developed from multiple cultural influences, such as the Persian Miniature art, as well as Byzantine and Mongol art. [1][2] It was a part of the Ottoman book arts ...
Abdullah Buhari was an 18th-century Ottoman court miniature painter. He is often described as the most important Ottoman artist of his period. [1][2] Abdullah Buhari was known for making portraits of women, specializing in female figures and floral still-life. [3] He also had an innovative approach to creating three-dimensional paintings which ...
Levni's Signature on a miniature painting of a tulip (1720). Levnî Abdulcelil Çelebi (1680s–1732) was an early 18th century Ottoman court painter (attained the position of court painter during the reign of Mustafa II and Ahmed III). He was a prominent Ottoman miniaturist during the Tulip Period, well-regarded for his traditional yet ...
Süleymanname. Suleiman marching with his army in Nakhichevan, summer 1554, during the Ottoman-Safavid War of 1532-1555. One of the scenes of the Süleymannâme. The Süleymannâme (or Sulaiman-nama; [1] lit. "Book of Suleiman") is an illustration of Suleiman the Magnificent 's life and achievements. In 65 scenes the miniature paintings are ...
The official takes a tax to cover the price of the boys' new red clothes and the cost of transport from their home, while the assistant records their village, district and province, parentage, date of birth and physical appearance. Ottoman miniature painting, 1558. [1] [2] Devshirme (Ottoman Turkish: دوشیرمه, romanized: devşirme, lit.
Manuscript illustration, such as the painting of the Ottoman miniature (taswir), [4] was a distinct process from manuscript illumination, and each process was thus carried out by an artist specially trained in that particular craft. [5] Illumination design varies depending on the associated text.
Hünername. The Hünername ('Book of Talents') is an illustrated manuscript prepared in the late 16th century at the Ottoman court and preserved since then in Topkapı Palace in Istanbul. [1] It contains the history of the Sultans of the Ottoman Empire and particularly that of Suleiman the Magnificent. Bound in two volumes and illustrated with ...
Nakkaş Osman. Nakkaş Osman (sometimes called Osman the Miniaturist[a]) was the chief miniaturist for the Ottoman Empire during the later half of the sixteenth century. The dates of his birth and death are poorly known, but most of his works are dated to the last quarter of the sixteenth century. [1]