Istanbul exchanges : Ottomans, orientalists, and nineteenth-century visual culture /

A vibrant artistic milieu emerged in the late-nineteenth century Istanbul that was extremely heterogeneous, including Ottoman, Ottoman-Armenian, French, Italian, British, Polish and Ottoman-Greek artists. Roberts analyzes the ways artistic output intersected with the broader political agenda of a mo...

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Main Author: Roberts, Mary, 1965- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2015]
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Summary:A vibrant artistic milieu emerged in the late-nineteenth century Istanbul that was extremely heterogeneous, including Ottoman, Ottoman-Armenian, French, Italian, British, Polish and Ottoman-Greek artists. Roberts analyzes the ways artistic output intersected with the broader political agenda of a modernizing Ottoman state. She draws on extensive original research, bringing together sources in Turkey, England, France, Italy, Armenia, Poland and Denmark. Five chapters each address a particular issue related to transcultural exchange across the east-west divide that is focused on a particular case study of art, artistic patronage and art exhibitions in nineteenth-century Istanbul.
Physical Description:xvii, 259 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520280533 (cloth : alk. paper)
0520280539 (cloth : alk. paper)