Ahmed Nakşi

Ahmed Nakşi (flourished 1619–22)[1] was an Ottoman miniature painter and astrologer of the 17th century.[2][1] He was the official timekeeper at the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, and the lead miniature painter for historical manuscripts during the reign of Sultan Osman II (r. 1618–22).[1]

Career

He contributed the 49 illustrations of several historical works, particularly the Sekayik-i Numaniye (Topkapi Palace Museum, H 1263), a biographical dictionary of Ottoman scholars written by Taşköprülüzade Ahmed Efendi and commissioned in 1619 by the grand vizier Öküz Mehmed Pasha for the Sultan.[1] In the last scene of this work, Osman II appears with his Grand Vizier who offers him the manuscript, in the presence of Ahmed Naksi himself.[1] He also contributed to the Diwan-i Nadiri (Topkapi Palace Museum, H 819) and the Shahname-i Nadiri (Topkapi Palace Museum, H. 1124) which deal with the conquest of Hotin by Osman II.[2]

Stylistically, Ahmed Nakşi depicted highly individualized figures, and made some attempts at depth and perspective.[2] His style was quite influential in the 17th and 18th centuries.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Bloom & Blair 2009, p. 39.
  2. ^ a b c d Atil 1973, p. 19.
  3. ^ İşkorkutan, Sinem Erdoğan (25 September 2020). The 1720 Imperial Circumcision Celebrations in Istanbul: Festivity and Representation in the Early Eighteenth Century. BRILL. p. 228. ISBN 978-90-04-43756-2.
  4. ^ "Karlsruher Türkenbeute: Musikanten vor Sultan Mehmet III". www.tuerkenbeute.de. Karlsruhe Badisches Landesmuseum.

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