Defining Ottoman Realism in the Uppsala Mecca Painting

This article analyzes a little-known painting of the sanctuary at Mecca in the Uppsala University Library, Sweden—one of the most sophisticated depictions of its kind. Datable to ca. 1700 and attributable to Cairo, the painting is among the earliest known depictions of the Holy Places in an illusion...

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Main Author: Beyazit, Deniz (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2020]
In: Muqarnas
Year: 2020, Volume: 37, Issue: 1, Pages: 209-245
Further subjects:B Mecca
B Pilgrimage
B topographic painting
B Ottoman art
B Ottoman Painting
B Uppsala Mecca painting
B Ottoman realism
B Hajj
B Mecca map
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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