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...TIMUR AND THE PRINCELY VISION: PERSIAN ART AND CULTURE IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington. The reigns of the legendary warlord Timur (known as Tamerlane in the West) and his successors produced some of Islam's finest paintings, ceramics, carvings and other works, all richly sampled here. Through July...
...Sackler Museum...
Although many of the pieces on display are from Harvard's own Islamic art collection, the Sackler's exhibit combines Harvard museum pieces with those of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and international private collections to offer a rare glimpse into 16th and 17th century views of the Ottoman Empire. At the time, the empire was centered in what is present-day Turkey and extended west to Vienna, including within its borders Western Iran, Iraq, Arabia, Egypt and Northern Africa; it was considered to be one of the most powerful and influential political forces during what was for Western...
...Sackler exhibit quickly turns to Turkish art and connects the display with two portraits by Ottoman artists of the European monarchs Francis I of France and Charles V of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire. Both men appear remarkably simple in contrast to the usual European portrayal of divine monarchs as surrounded by pomp and glory. They seem grim and powerful, but the festive air which typically accompanies European monarchs of the time period is glaringly absent...
...addition to containing engravings, woodcuttings and watercolors, the Sackler also presents Ottoman cloth and china for viewing. Much of the materials are luxury velvets and silks, and they are embroidered with the most intricate of Islamic symbols and patterns. Like the watercolors, the china is brightly colored and ornate, providing an interesting look at some of the more mundane aspects of Ottoman life...