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The Tortoise Trainerlabel QS:Les,"El domador de tortugas"label QS:Lfr,"Le Dresseur de tortues"label QS:Lba,"Гөбөргәйелдәрҙе өйрәтеүсе"label QS:Lde,"Der Schildkrötenerzieher"label Q — Osman Hamdi Bey

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Written by: Seda BozkurtResearcher · Old Master Paintings
Orientalist Paintings · Catalogue no. 249460
Osman Hamdi Bey

The Tortoise Trainerlabel QS:Les,”El domador de tortugas”label QS:Lfr,”Le Dresseur de tortues”label QS:Lba,”Гөбөргәйелдәрҙе өйрәтеүсе”label QS:Lde,”Der Schildkrötenerzieher”label Q

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Detail of the painting.

Artist / MakerOsman Hamdi Bey
Date1906
Culture / OriginKaplumbağa Terbiyecisi by Osman Hamdi Bey
Dimensions4608×3456 px (digital)
Departmentorientalist-paintings
TypeManuscript painting
About the Artist

Osman Hamdi Bey (1842–1910) — Orientalist Paintings.Painter, archaeologist and founder of the Istanbul Archaeology Museums and the Academy of Fine Arts. His painting The Tortoise Trainer (1906) is the most celebrated work of Turkish art.Works on Matchless Pieces[mp_gallery artist="Osman Hamdi Bey" n="12"]Related works[mp_gallery s="Osman Hamdi Bey" n="8"] Full biography →

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