OSMANLI DEVRİ İSTANBUL TASVİRLERİNDE KIZ KULESİ BETİMLEMELERİ
MAIDEN’S TOWER DESCRIPTIONS IN OTTOMAN ISTANBUL DEPICTIONS

Summary/Abstract: A contemporary look at the Maiden's Tower in Ottoman books and buildings, which we miss due to the restoration, revealed quite different depictions of Istanbul, each of which bore traces of several hands and eyes. This study examined the Maiden’s Tower depictions in those embroideries, which had a long history and spread over a broad region in the Ottoman Empire. It is seen that the observation, knowledge and designs of folk artists meet with technique and ability, especially in hand-drawn examples where those who support and order the artist are known but the owners of the works are not. Figures in the enlarged sample area together with miniatures that set the stage for hand-drawn examples and examples turned into wall paintings; Topographic urban depictions, hand-drawn illustrations and wall paintings were examined separately under the titles of Istanbul depictions, and the characteristics of change and development in the chronological framework were tried to be determined. The chronological changes in those figures were also described in this endeavor. Just like any attempt to describe an artwork’s imaginary and realistic aspects, our primary intention was to depict the Maiden's Tower, a unique and inspirational symbol of Istanbul, with its artistic reality and beauty. Thus, it is aimed to take a step towards achieving the purpose of evaluating the importance of the Maiden’s Tower in Istanbul and the Ottomans who carried the depictions of Istanbul to their homes, and the bond it established with the city within the framework of art.

• Details
• Contents