Miniature Ottoman Figurative Arts 1 — Metın And

Foroverfiftyyears Metin AndchampionedTurkishtheatre traditionalperformingarts festivitiesandthe art of Ottomanminiature in dozens of articlesand ten titles in Turkishandotherlanguages ThelistendswithOttomanFigurativeArts I Miniature whichatteststoAnd sfascinationwiththesubject A fundamental art of the book as well as a courtly art form miniaturefavoured a highlyrealisticdepiction of daily life humanbeings the urban fabricandbuildings an aspectpromotedwidely in And swork Miniature s main functionwasillustratingmanuscripts As OttomanFigurativeArts I Miniatureablydemonstrates thetargetaudiencewaseitherthe sultan orhigh rankingstatesmen Manuscriptssoillustratedwereprohibitivelycostlyworks of art safeguarded in theTreasury andanyillustratedmanuscriptcaptured in battlewouldhavedelightedthevictoriouscommanderand sultan equally An indispensablereference book thelavishlyillustratedOttomanFigurativeArts I Miniaturecoversthestages in thedevelopment of the art in theOttomanEmpire an overview of thestudios techniquesandmethods of thiscourtly art andincludes a splendidAlbum of portraits lives of thesultans thepalace festivals literaryworks religioustopics landscapesandtownscapes scientificandencyclopaedicsubjects theworld of birds animalsandfantasticcreatures as well as womenand men

Foroverfiftyyears Metin AndchampionedTurkishtheatre traditionalperformingarts festivitiesandthe art of Ottomanminiature in dozens of articlesand ten titles in Turkishandotherlanguages ThelistendswithOttomanFigurativeArts I Miniature whichatteststoAnd sfascinationwiththesubject A fundamental art of the book as well as a courtly art form miniaturefavoured a highlyrealisticdepiction of daily life humanbeings the urban fabricandbuildings an aspectpromotedwidely in And swork Miniature s main functionwasillustratingmanuscripts As OttomanFigurativeArts I Miniatureablydemonstrates thetargetaudiencewaseitherthe sultan orhigh rankingstatesmen Manuscriptssoillustratedwereprohibitivelycostlyworks of art safeguarded in theTreasury andanyillustratedmanuscriptcaptured in battlewouldhavedelightedthevictoriouscommanderand sultan equally An indispensablereference book thelavishlyillustratedOttomanFigurativeArts I Miniaturecoversthestages in thedevelopment of the art in theOttomanEmpire an overview of thestudios techniquesandmethods of thiscourtly art andincludes a splendidAlbum of portraits lives of thesultans thepalace festivals literaryworks religioustopics landscapesandtownscapes scientificandencyclopaedicsubjects theworld of birds animalsandfantasticcreatures as well as womenand men img src https s3 eu west 1 amazonaws com dia kitadagitim ckeditor_assets pictures 53 content_1_original_original jpg alt height 15 width 15 font size 1 color white font img

For over fifty years Metin And championed Turkish theatre traditional performing arts festivities and the art of Ottoman miniature in dozens of articles and ten titles in Turkish and other languages The list ends with Ottoman Figurative Arts I Miniature which attests to And s fascination with the subject A fundamental art of the book as well as a courtly art form miniature favoured a highly realistic depiction of daily life human beings the urban fabric and buildings an aspect promoted widely in And s work Miniature s main function was illustrating manuscripts As Ottoman Figurative Arts I Miniature ably demonstrates the target audience was either the sultan or high ranking statesmen Manuscripts so illustrated were prohibitively costly works of art safeguarded in the Treasury and any illustrated manuscript captured in battle would have delighted the victorious commander and sultan equally An indispensable reference book the lavishly illustrated Ottoman Figurative Arts I Miniature covers the stages in the development of the art in the Ottoman Empire an overview of the studios techniques and methods of this courtly art and includes a splendid Album of portraits lives of the sultans the palace festivals literary works religious topics landscapes and townscapes scientific and encyclopaedic subjects the world of birds animals and fantastic creatures as well as women and men