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Süleymanname Illuminations
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1550s. Gold floral headpieces and the Divan of Muhibbi — the birth of the naturalistic Ottoman style.Historical contextThis work belongs to the history of Illumination (Tezhip), a tradition traced on Matchless Pieces from its origins to the present.
| Artist / Maker | Kara Memi |
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About the Artist
fl. 1545–1566, IstanbulChief illuminator of Süleyman the Magnificent and creator of the saz and naturalistic “Kara Memi style”: tulips, carnations, hyacinths and blossoming fruit trees in gold — the floral idiom that spread to İznik tiles and textiles. Full biography →
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