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