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Sultan Mehmed IV
Styrian painter/Štajerski slikar
Pokrajinski muzej Ptuj- Ormož
Ptuj, Slovenia
Details
- Title: Sultan Mehmed IV
- Creator: Styrian painter/Štajerski slikar
- Location Created: Ptuj castle, Ptuj Ormož Regional Museum
- Provenance: Legacy of the Herberstein family, from Vurberk castle, Pokrajinski muzej Ptuj Ormož/Regional Museum Ptuj Ormož
- Physical Dimensions: w155 x h255 cm
- Long Description: "The portrait's features, the painting's dimensions and the imperious poise of a man revealing a personality used to giving commands and enforcing his will, show that the painting portrays a significant person; probably sultan Mehmed IV. The graphic model to this painting is unknown, the painter may combined several graphics. The sultan is depicted with a high, luxuriously decorated turban and a magnificent garment. He is standing in a paved interior hung with a golden curtain." (dr. Polona Vidmar)
- Type: Oil on canvas
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