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Nasuh Al-Silahi – View of Eskisehir
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Nasuh Al-Silahi - View of Eskisehir
| Artist / Maker | Matrakçı Nasuh |
|---|---|
| Date | 16th centurydate QS:P,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 |
| Culture / Origin | Beyan-i Menazil-i Sefer-i 'Irakenyn-i Sultan Suleyman Han, 1537-1538 (Istanbul University Library, T. 5964) |
| Dimensions | 684×1024 px (digital) |
| Department | Miniature Painting |
| Type | Manuscript painting |
About the Artist
1480–1564, Ottoman EmpirePolymath of Süleyman’s court — mathematician, swordsman, historian — who invented the Ottoman topographical miniature. His Beyân-ı Menâzil records every halt of the 1534–35 Iraq campaign as a bird’s-eye city portrait with no human figures, a uniquely Ottoman genre. Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Wikimedia Commons, CC0 / Public Domain.
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