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İpek Arslan

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

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Sultan Murad III (detail) in 1580. Manuscript miniature ms. TSMK B.200 “Sehinsahname” — 1592

Sultan Murad III (detail) in 1580. Manuscript miniature ms. TSMK B.200 “Sehinsahname”

October 11, 2026Audience of Fourth Vizier Ahmed Pasha (cropped) — Lockman

Audience of Fourth Vizier Ahmed Pasha (cropped)

October 11, 2026Stages and distances on the march to the fortress of Esztergom (H. 1608) — 16th century Ottoman artist

Stages and distances on the march to the fortress of Esztergom (H. 1608)

October 11, 2026Feridun Ahmed Pasha taking notes for Sokollu Mehmed Pasha enthroned. Nüzhetü’l-aḫbār der sefer-i Sīgetvār 1568–69 (Topkapı Palace Museum Library H 1339, fol. 41b) — 1568–69 artist

Feridun Ahmed Pasha taking notes for Sokollu Mehmed Pasha enthroned. Nüzhetü’l-aḫbār der sefer-i Sīgetvār 1568–69 (Topkapı Palace Museum Library H 1339, fol. 41b)

October 11, 2026Sokollu Mehmed Pasha’s council the day after Süleyman’s death (Sokollu Mehmed Pasha enthroned). Nüzhetü’l-aḫbār der sefer-i Sīgetvār 1568–69 (Topkapı Palace Museum Library H 1339 — 1568–69 artist

Sokollu Mehmed Pasha’s council the day after Süleyman’s death (Sokollu Mehmed Pasha enthroned). Nüzhetü’l-aḫbār der sefer-i Sīgetvār 1568–69 (Topkapı Palace Museum Library H 1339

October 11, 2026Matrakçı Nasuh Map (18) — Various Makers

Matrakçı Nasuh Map (18)

October 11, 2026Matrakçı Nasuh Map (4) — Various Makers

Matrakçı Nasuh Map (4)

October 11, 2026Matrakçı Nasuh Soltaniyeh Map (1) — Various Makers

Matrakçı Nasuh Soltaniyeh Map (1)

October 11, 2026İstanbul in the Menazilname by Matrakçı Nasuh (detail of Hagia Irene) — Matrakçı Nasuh

İstanbul in the Menazilname by Matrakçı Nasuh (detail of Hagia Irene)

October 11, 2026Uzun Hasan Mosque (in a map of Tabriz 1537–38) — Matrakçı Nasuh

Uzun Hasan Mosque (in a map of Tabriz 1537–38)

October 11, 2026

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