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Süleyman the Magnificent arrives at the Atmeydanı — six centuries of Ottoman court painting, illumination and calligraphy.
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Arts of the Ottoman Empire
Imperial chronicles from the palace Nakkaşhane, painted as double-page panoramas in gold and lapis.
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The Cartographer’s Eye
Matrakçı Nasuh’s topographical miniatures: cities seen from the sky, without a single human figure.
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Masters of the Persian Miniature
From Herat to Tabriz and Isfahan — the painters who turned the page into a world.
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The Art of the Pen
Imperial levhas, hilyes and tughras: Ottoman calligraphy at its most monumental.
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Scribes of Iona & Kells
Book of KellsReference masterpiece
Hafız Osman
Hilye-i ŞerifReference masterpiece
Ottoman Divan Illuminators
Tughra of SüleymanReference masterpiece
Fatimid/Aghlabid Scribes
Blue Qur'anReference masterpiece
Levnî (Abdülcelil Çelebi)
Surname-i VehbiReference masterpiece
Kemaleddin Behzad
Bustan of Sa‘diReference masterpiece
Abid & Payag
PadshahnamaReference masterpiece
Lütfi Abdullah
Siyer-i NebiReference masterpieceCurated Collections
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Иллюминирование (Тезхип)
The art of gilding and ornamenting manuscripts — from Persian and Ottoman tezhip to Insular Gospels and Gothic Books of Hours.
Gold, lapis and the infinite scroll: from Insular Gospels to Kara Memi’s Ottoman blossoms.
Книжная миниатюра
Narrative painting in books and albums: Persian, Ottoman, Mughal, Rajput, Armenian and European traditions across two millennia.
Worlds in a page: Behzad’s Herat, Tabriz, Istanbul’s Nakkaşhane and the Mughal ateliers.
Каллиграфия (Хат)
Islamic, Chinese and Japanese calligraphy — writing elevated to the highest art.
The art of the reed pen — Yakut, Şeyh Hamdullah, Hafız Osman, Mustafa Rakım.
Faith & Tradition
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Departments
Азиатское искусство4 worksВина и крепкие напитки0 works
Драгоценности1 works
Древности1 worksЖурнал1 works
Иллюминирование (Тезхип)23 works
Исламское и османское искусство1 works
Каллиграфия (Хат)7 works
Книжная миниатюра33 worksМебель и декоративное искусство0 works
Рукописи и редкие книги6 works
Современное искусство1 works
Старые мастера2 worksЧасы0 worksStories
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Книжная миниатюраJami' al-Tawarikh
1314, Edinburgh University.Ilkhanid scriptorium that produced the first world history, painted with Chinese influences.
Книжная миниатюраSüleymanname
1558, Topkapı.Painters of Arifi's official history of Süleyman.
Книжная миниатюраA History of Miniature Painting
The history of miniature paintingPersian: Ilkhanid Great Mongol Shahnameh (1330s); Jalayirid Baghdad; Timurid Herat and Behzad; Safavid Tabriz (Sultan Muhammad) and Isfahan (Reza Abbasi).…
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All MastersKemaleddin Behzad
c.1450–1535, Herat & Tabriz
Matrakçı Nasuh
1480–1564 · Miniature Painting
Nakkaş Osman
fl. 1560–1595 · Miniature PaintingLevnî (Abdülcelil Çelebi)
d. 1732 · Miniature Painting
Kara Memi
fl. 1545–1566 · Illumination (Tezhip)
Şeyh Hamdullah
1436–1520 · Calligraphy (Hat)Hafız Osman
1642–1698, Istanbul
Basawan & Daswanth
fl. 1560–1600, Mughal IndiaSell with Matchless Pieces
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