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Turkey

53 works by 11 artists

53 works featuring “Turkey” by 11 artists, from the 17th to the 20th century, held in 21 museums.

The Murder of Patrona Halil and his Fellow Rebels, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

The Murder of Patrona Halil and his Fellow Rebels, c. 1730–1737.

De moord op Patrona Halil en zijn volgelingen (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Meal in Honour of Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

The Meal in Honour of Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen, c. 1727–1730.

De maaltijd aangeboden aan ambassadeur Cornelis Calkoen (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Mufti, Supreme Religious Leader, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

The Mufti, Supreme Religious Leader, c. 1727–1730.

De moefti, hoofd van de religieuze zaken (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

View of Istanbul from the Dutch Embassy at Pera, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

View of Istanbul from the Dutch Embassy at Pera, c. 1720–1737.

Gezicht op Istanbul vanuit de Nederlandse ambassade in Pera (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Whirling Dervishes, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

Whirling Dervishes, c. 1720–1737.

Dansende derwisjen (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Seated Turk, John Frederick Lewis

Seated Turk, 1840–1841.

John Frederick Lewis (British), watercolor, graphite, black chalk and white gouache on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Greek Men and Women Dancing the Khorra, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

Greek Men and Women Dancing the Khorra, c. 1720–1737.

Griekse mannen en vrouwen dansen de khorra (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Lying-in Room of a Distinguished Turkish Woman, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

Lying-in Room of a Distinguished Turkish Woman, c. 1720–1737.

Kraamkamer van een voorname Turkse vrouw (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

A Turkish Woman, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

A Turkish Woman, c. 1720–1737.

Turkse vrouw (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Combat entre Grecs et Turcs, Eugène Delacroix

Combat entre Grecs et Turcs, 1856.

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Athens, Greece

Patrona Halil, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

Patrona Halil, c. 1730–1737.

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Sultan Ahmed III, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

Sultan Ahmed III, c. 1727–1730.

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Kazasker, Judge, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

The Kazasker, Judge, c. 1727–1730.

De kazasker, rechter (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Anzac, the Landing 1915, George W. Lambert

Anzac, the Landing 1915, 1920–1922.

George W. Lambert (Australian), oil on canvas

Australian War Memorial, Australia

Entrance to the Tomb of Sultan Mehmet I, Bursa, John Frederick Lewis

Entrance to the Tomb of Sultan Mehmet I, Bursa, 1841.

John Frederick Lewis (British), watercolor

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Armenian Wedding, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

Armenian Wedding, c. 1720–1737.

Armeense bruiloft (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

View of Constantinople, Ivan Aïvazovski

View of Constantinople, 1846.

Вид Константинополя (museum title)

Ivan Aïvazovski (Russian), oil on canvas

State Russian Museum, Russia

The Battle of Lepanto, 7 October 1571, anonyme

The Battle of Lepanto, 7 October 1571, 16th century.

anonyme, oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

Constantinople, New Mosque, Paul Signac

Constantinople, New Mosque, 1909.

Paul Signac (French), oil

Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Germany

La Grèce expire sur les ruines de Missolonghi, Eugène Delacroix

La Grèce expire sur les ruines de Missolonghi, 1850.

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Oskar Reinhart Collection “Am Römerholz”, Switzerland

Sultan Mahmud I, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

Sultan Mahmud I, c. 1730–1737.

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Grand Vizier Nevşehirli Damat Ĭbrahim Pasa, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

Grand Vizier Nevşehirli Damat Ĭbrahim Pasa, c. 1727–1730.

De grootvizier Nevşehirli Damat Ĭbrahim Pasa (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Relief of Vienna, 1683, Pierre-Denis Martin

The Relief of Vienna, 1683, after 1698.

Der Entsatz von Wien, 1683 (museum title)

Pierre-Denis Martin (French), oil on canvas

Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich, Germany

The Battle of Lviv (Lemberg), 1675, Pierre-Denis Martin

The Battle of Lviv (Lemberg), 1675, after 1698.

Die Schlacht bei Leopol (Lemberg, Lwow), 1675 (museum title)

Pierre-Denis Martin (French), oil on canvas

Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich, Germany

Ladies’ Outing at Hünkâr İskelesi along the Bosporus, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

Ladies’ Outing at Hünkâr İskelesi along the Bosporus, c. 1720–1737.

Damesfeest in Hünkâr İskelesi aan de Bosporus (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Interior of the Great Mosque, (Ulucami) Bursa, Turkey, John Frederick Lewis

Interior of the Great Mosque, (Ulucami) Bursa, Turkey, 1840–1841.

John Frederick Lewis (British), watercolor, graphite, pen and black ink and gouache on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Constantinople, the Golden Horn, Vasily Polenov

Constantinople, the Golden Horn, 1882.

Константинополь. Золотой Рог (museum title)

Vasily Polenov (Russian), oil on canvas mounted on canvas

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia

Banquet of Distinguished Turkish Women, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

Banquet of Distinguished Turkish Women, c. 1720–1737.

Maaltijd van voorname Turkse vrouwen (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Golden Horn. Morning, Paul Signac

The Golden Horn. Morning, 1907.

La Corne d'Or. Matin (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

The Bride of Abydos, Eugène Delacroix

The Bride of Abydos, 1849.

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, France

Cornelis Calkoen on his Way to his Audience with Sultan Ahmed III, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

Cornelis Calkoen on his Way to his Audience with Sultan Ahmed III, c. 1727–1730.

Cornelis Calkoen op weg naar de audiëntie bij sultan Ahmed… (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Reis Effendi, Head of the Chancery, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

The Reis Effendi, Head of the Chancery, c. 1727–1730.

De reis effendi, hoofd van de kanselarij (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Mehmet, the vizir kâhyasi, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

Mehmet, the vizir kâhyasi, c. 1727–1730.

Mehmet, de vizir kâhyasi (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Grand Vizier Crossing the Atmeydanı (Horse Square), Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

The Grand Vizier Crossing the Atmeydanı (Horse Square), c. 1720–1737.

De grootvizier steekt de Atmeydanı (hippodroom) over (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

View of the Maiden's Tower (Leander's Tower) in Constantinople, Ivan Aïvazovski

View of the Maiden's Tower (Leander's Tower) in Constantinople, 1848.

Вид Леандровой башни в Константинополе (museum title)

Ivan Aïvazovski (Russian), oil on canvas

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia

Greek Wedding, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

Greek Wedding, c. 1720–1737.

Griekse bruiloft (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Turkish Women in the Countryside near Istanbul, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

Turkish Women in the Countryside near Istanbul, c. 1720–1737.

Turkse vrouwen in de omgeving van Istanbul (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Party of Armenians Playing Cards, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

Party of Armenians Playing Cards, c. 1720–1737.

Armeens gezelschap bij het kaartspel (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Figure in Turkish Costume, Eugène Delacroix

Figure in Turkish Costume, 1856–1863.

Eugène Delacroix (French)

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Incendie à Constantinople, J. M. W. Turner

Incendie à Constantinople, 1834.

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on cardboard

Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, France

Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen at his Audience with Sultan Ahmed III, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen at his Audience with Sultan Ahmed III, c. 1727–1730.

Ambassadeur Cornelis Calkoen op audiëntie bij sultan Ahmed… (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Portrait of Mustapha, Anne-Louis Girodet

Portrait of Mustapha, 1819.

Portrait de Mustapha (museum title)

Anne-Louis Girodet (French), oil on canvas

Girodet Museum, Montargis, France

The Battle of Khotyn, 1673, Pierre-Denis Martin

The Battle of Khotyn, 1673, after 1698.

Die Schlacht von Chotin, 1673 (museum title)

Pierre-Denis Martin (French), oil on canvas

Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich, Germany

The Battle of Zhuravno, 1676, Pierre-Denis Martin

The Battle of Zhuravno, 1676, after 1698.

Die Schlacht bei Zurawno, 1676 (museum title)

Pierre-Denis Martin (French), oil on canvas

Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich, Germany

Wedding procession on the Bosphorus, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

Wedding procession on the Bosphorus, c. 1720–1737.

Turkse bruiloft (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Constantinople (Istanbul), the Eski Saray Garden, Vasily Polenov

Constantinople (Istanbul), the Eski Saray Garden, 1882.

Константинополь (Стамбул). Эски-Сарайский сад (museum title)

Vasily Polenov (Russian), oil on canvas

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia

The First Day of School, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

The First Day of School, c. 1720–1737.

De eerste schooldag (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Turkish Woman at her Embroidery Frame, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

Turkish Woman at her Embroidery Frame, c. 1720–1737.

Turkse vrouw voor haar borduurraam (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

A Turk Surrenders to a Greek Horseman, Eugène Delacroix

A Turk Surrenders to a Greek Horseman, 1856.

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Harvard Art Museums, United States

Turkish Boatman in the Constantinople Harbour, Anders Zorn

Turkish Boatman in the Constantinople Harbour, 1886.

Turkisk roddare i Konstantinopels hamn (museum title)

Anders Zorn (Swedish), watercolor on cardboard

Nationalmuseum, Sweden