COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1118960
Reference Number:
Turkish MS 2
Image Title:
Sultan Osman killed by the Janissaries
Parent Work Title:
Album of Miniature Paintings
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Ottoman Sultans
Date Created:
c1690
Page/Sheet:
16b, No. 15
Description:
Watercolour drawing; Sultan Osman, killed by the Janissaries. This Sultan’s orangey-red coat is Minium, or red lead, created by roasting white lead pigments. A darker, insect-based red is used for his lips. The contrasting silver is in unusually bright condition; silver usually tarnishes quickly.
Subject:
Turkey--History
Subject:
Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
Sub-Category:
Miniatures (paintings)
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Technique Used:
Drawing (image-making)
Medium:
Ink
Medium:
Watercolour (paint)
Support:
Paper
Item Height:
196 mm
Item Width:
143 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Copyright of The University of Manchester
References:
Schmidt, Jan. A Catalogue of the Turkish Manuscripts in the John Rylands University Library at Manchester (Islamic Manuscripts and Books ; v. 2). Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2011
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2011-03-09
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-09
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Educational Notes:
Exhibition: The Alchemy of Colour
Academic Project Lead:
Carol Burrows
Academic Project Lead:
Elaine Sheldon
Sultan Osman killed by the Janissaries
