Lecture 2 (a) Classical Ottoman Period – the conquest of Istanbul to the 17th century

Mimber detail. Zal Mahmut Pasa Mosque Istanbul Şehzade Mosque Istanbul 1548

Window from Suleymaniye mosque 1558 Painted tracery Selimiye Mosque Edirne Mausoleum of Suleyman I 1558 detail

Sultan Suleyman I’s drinking flask 1575 Koran caskets mid 16th century. Mausoleum of Crown Prince Mehmet

Uşak carpet with medallions late 16th century Royal Kaftan mid 16th century Nakkas Osman miniature from ‘Surname-i Humayun’ 1582

Votive lamp 16th century Calligraphy by Sheikh Hamdullah. Early 16th century

Court Guilds and Festivities Glassmakers, leather workers, scribes and metal workers from Grand processions of the guilds Nakkaş Osman 16th century Various festivities and ceremonies in the Hippodrome Nakkaş Osman 16th century

Umayyad Mosque Damascus completed 715CE Umayyad Mosque Damascus completed 715CE.Similar mosque in Harrun built shortly after. ulu camii plan Diyarbakir, rebuilt after 1091 This early Seljuq mosque preserves some traditional Arab features, especially the number of aisles, plus the orientation of the prayer hall

Oljeitu mausoleum in Soltaniyeh – Iran 1302-1312

Ulu Mosque Bursa completed 1402 exterior and interior Murad Hüdavendigar >Mosque Bursa 1360-1389 Plans and section Murad 1 Madrasa Mosque Bursa Yeşil Mosque Bursa interior showing turkish triangles Green Mosque Iznik 1378-1391. Exterior and muqurnas detail

Haci Ozbek, the earliest Ottoman mosque in Iznik 1333 three years after the conquest of Iznik

Nilufer Hatun İmaret Iznik 1388 Domed mosques on octagonal bases. Hadim Ibrahim Paşa Mosque 1551 Rüstem Paşa mosque 1565

Isa Bey Mosque Balat 1404

Sokulla Mosque Kadirga by Mımar Sinan 1571

Sulthanahmed Mosque Istanbul interior 1609-1616 . Sedefhar Mehmet Ağa Sokulla Mosque Kadirga interior

Selimiye Mosque Edirne 1569-1575. Mimar Sinan

Iznik – First period Mid 14th century Red clay Monochrome glaze First fired – then covered with fine layer of slip and finally painted with a coloured glaze and refired. 4 different colours blue , green dark and light brown Vegetal designs – arabesques, spiral stems and stylized flowers. Iznik bowl fragment 14th century Iznik bowl early15th century Iznik bowl fragment 14th century Iznik bowl fragments 14th century

Iznik – second period Half the exterior covered with off-white slip Surface then decorated with designs Blue turquoise and purple with outlines of designs in green or black Colourless glaze over decoration and then re-fired Also called ‘miletus’ ware Green ‘Miletus’ bowl 14th and 15th century ‘Miletus’ ware fragments14th and 15th century ‘Miletus’ ware 14th and 15th century

Late 15th, early 16th century Iznik – third period Late 15th, early 16th century Completely white clay Mainly white and blue Resembled porcelain Overglaze formed colourless clear shiny film Includes ‘golden horn’ ware Plate 15th century Tankard 15th century Ming Dynasty incense burner(1575-1600) with Ottoman metallic mount dated 1618 Iznik ware 16th century ‘Golden horn’ Plate 15th century

Iznik – fourth period Iznik – fifth period A development from the blue and white ware Wider range of motifs used including rosettes vases and ewers Also wider range of colour including olive green manganese and purple Also known as ‘Damascus’ ware. Plate 16th century Mosque votive lamp Süleymaniye mosque Istanbul 1577 Iznik ‘damascus’ plate 16th century Iznik – fifth period Brilliant white ground Brighter more glossy colours Principle colours cobalt blue, greenish turquoise and coral Colours separated by black outlines Much more motifs used Tile production largely supercedes other ceramic production Iznik ‘damascus’ plate decorated wıth pomegranate and artıchoke design. 1545-1550 Iznik ‘damascus’ plate 16th century Iznik pitcher, vase, tankard and plate 16th century

Tile Mihrab showing the Kaaba Tile Mihrab showing the Kaaba. Karaağalar Mescid, Harem apartments Topkapi palace. Late 17th century Polychrome Iznik tiles ın underglaze technique. Selimiye Mosque Edirne 1571-1574 Interior Sokulla Mosque Kadriga 1571. Mimar Sinan Iznik – Fifth period Architectural tiles Generally designed as part of overall architectural scheme. Door toSelim II Mausoleum 1576-1577

Ottoman Motifs, Drawing and Miniatures Lecture 2 (b) Ottoman Motifs, Drawing and Miniatures

‘Rumi’ motif - pre-ottoman Dragon with rumi wings – Bezeklik caves 9th – 10th century Sphinx on copper bowl 13th century Sphinx on Seljuk seal 13th century Rey Horse from the book Acaib-ül-Mahlukat 13th century Various rumi motifs from Seljuk period 13th century From the manuscript ‘Varka ve Gülşah’ Page from the book ‘Tibdan Hidaye’ Seljuk Anatolia 1116

Ottoman Rumi motif Sword blade of Süleyman I Manuscript text heading 14th century ottoman Various rumi motifs Muradiye Mosque decoration Edirne 14th century Rosette with rumi motifs from the ‘Baba Nakkaş Album’ 14th century

Saz drawings and designs Bird motif among leafs Sword of Süleyman the Magnificent Istanbul 1526-1527

Saz drawings and designs Shah Kulu ‘The battle of the dragon and the simurgh. Istanbul 1ca. 1520-1540

Calligraphy 15th century text by Şeyh Hamdullah Inscription by Hasan Çelebı on Süleymaniye Mosque

Savivid Empire c.1501-1736 Timurid Empire c.1370-1506 The Conference of the birds from the Mantiq al-Tayr by Farid al-Din Cattar, ca.1600 Iran (Isfahan), Jami's Rose Garden 16th century Timurid Timur’s Siege of the Smyrna Fortress’ Sultan Sanjar and an old woman, miniature attributed to Sultan Muhammad. Safavid, Tabriz, c. 1539-43

Jami's Rose Garden 16th century Timurid Timur’s Siege of the Smyrna Fortress’

The Conference of the birds from the Mantiq al-Tayr by Farid al-Din Cattar, ca.1600 Iran (Isfahan), Sultan Sanjar and an old woman, miniature attributed to Sultan Muhammad. Safavid, Tabriz, c. 1539-43

Portrait of Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha by Hayder Reis also known as ‘Nigari’ 16th century Portrait of Sultan Mehmet II possibly by Ahmed Şiblizade ca. 1480

Portraits of the Ottoman Sultans up to Murad III. Nakkaş Osman 1579

Süleyman I receiving Stephen Zapolya from Mushret el-ahbar der sefer Süleyman I beseiging a city Work of Nakkaş Osman Work with court historiographer Seyyid lokman from ca. 1570 - 1597

Sea battle during the reign of Osman II from Şehname-i Nadiri Sea battle during the reign of Osman II from Şehname-i Nadiri. Ahmed Naksi early 17th century Early Cannakle plate

‘Holbein’ carpets ‘The Ambassadors of Framy’ Hans Holbein 1533 A ‘Holbein’ carpet. Western Anatolia 16th century ‘Holbein’ carpets

‘Bellini Keyhole pattern Konya carpet 18th century ‘Bellini’ carpets

‘Lotto’ carpets 15th century ‘Lotto’ carpets

Uzak carpet with medallion. End of 16th century Uzak or Uşak carpets