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Emre Aslan

Emre Aslan writes for the Miniature Painting department at Matchless Pieces, covering the history, makers and collecting of miniature painting.

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Serdar Ferhat Pasha's conquest of Revan and the Tokmak infidel's escape to the Gökçe Sea and her destruction (102a) — 1581-1588 artist

Serdar Ferhat Pasha’s conquest of Revan and the Tokmak infidel’s escape to the Gökçe Sea and her destruction (102a)

October 11, 2026The conquest of Bastion castle — Lockman, Nakkash Osman

The conquest of Bastion castle

October 11, 2026Selim I. Semailname (Millet Library, Ali Emîrî Collection, History, MS no. 1216) — 16th century artist

Selim I. Semailname (Millet Library, Ali Emîrî Collection, History, MS no. 1216)

October 11, 2026Semailname (T.Y. 6087) Miniatures — Lokman, Seyyid 16th century

Semailname (T.Y. 6087) Miniatures

October 11, 2026Portrait of Mehmet II (cropped). Human Physiognomy Concerning the Personal Dispositions of the Ottomans, 1579 (TSMK H.1563) — Anonymous, work created in 1579

Portrait of Mehmet II (cropped). Human Physiognomy Concerning the Personal Dispositions of the Ottomans, 1579 (TSMK H.1563)

October 11, 2026Israfil, the Angel of Resurrection, Blows the Seven-Fold Trumpet, Ottoman miniature — Anonymous

Israfil, the Angel of Resurrection, Blows the Seven-Fold Trumpet, Ottoman miniature

October 11, 2026Lutfi 'abdullah (miniatore), pagina illustrata del siyar-i nabi (vita del Profeta) di mustafa darir, copiata da mustafa ibn vali, imp. ottomano 1594-95 ca. (lad) — Various Makers

Lutfi ‘abdullah (miniatore), pagina illustrata del siyar-i nabi (vita del Profeta) di mustafa darir, copiata da mustafa ibn vali, imp. ottomano 1594-95 ca. (lad)

October 11, 2026Kemah on the upper Euphrates, at the northernedge of the Kurdish frontier. Manuscript of Matrakcı Nasuh’s Histories of the House of Osman, c.1543–1555 (fol. 206b).Dresden, Sachsisc — 16th century Ottoman artist

Kemah on the upper Euphrates, at the northernedge of the Kurdish frontier. Manuscript of Matrakcı Nasuh’s Histories of the House of Osman, c.1543–1555 (fol. 206b).Dresden, Sachsisc

October 11, 2026Sultan Selim writing a letter; Nüzhet, fol. 84b — 1568-69 artist

Sultan Selim writing a letter; Nüzhet, fol. 84b

October 11, 2026Map of Istanbul, Hunername-I — Osman Hamdi Bey

Map of Istanbul, Hunername-I

October 11, 2026

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