Levni

Tulip Period portraits — Ottoman court painter

The leading painter of the Ottoman Tulip Period and the finest portraitist in Ottoman art. His single-figure studies break from the documentary tradition toward something more personal and aesthetic.

Key works

• Surname-i Vehbi illustrations~1720— Festival scenes of the Tulip Period — 137 miniatures
  Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul
• Single-figure portraits~1710-1730— Elegant album paintings — Ottoman portraiture's finest hour
  Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul

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