Clothes Analysis in Osman Hamdi Bey on The Tables Cover Image

Osman Hamdi Bey Tablolarında Giysi Analizi
Clothes Analysis in Osman Hamdi Bey on The Tables

Author(s): Nurhan ÖZKAN
Subject(s): Cultural history, Visual Arts, The Ottoman Empire, History of Art
Published by: SD Yayınevi
Keywords: Osman Hamdi Bey; Ottoman Period Clothing; Fashion; Art History;

Summary/Abstract: 19th century Ottoman painter Osman Hamdi Bey is often considered as an Orientalist painter. In addition, Osman Hamdi Bey has richly documented careers as an artist, museum scientist, diplomat and archaeologist. Osman Hamdi Bey, one of the first Turkish painters, created figural compositions in which he depicted various scenes of Ottoman life in his paintings. The spaces and figures in these compositions are important in terms of containing information about the daily life of the Ottoman Period. In this study, the clothes seen in Osman Hamdi Bey's paintings that have not reached today will be examined in terms of clothing arts. It is among the aims to reveal information about the clothes and daily life of the period by using the tables and to pass it on to future generations. The place was depicted in the paintings that were studied, women's and men's clothes, the fabrics of the clothes, their models and types are tried to be revealed. In this study, resources related to the subject were scanned, seven paintings of Osman Hamdi Bey's oil paintings with different venues and clothing were selected by the judicial sampling method and were included in the study.

  • Issue Year: 6/2020
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 197-208
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Turkish