EARLY OTTOMAN ART. The Legacy of the Emirates. Türkiye: The Lock of the Sea Since the Ottomans conquered west Anatolia in the 14th-15th centuries, many new horizons opened up to early Ottoman art and architecture. During that period, the vestiges of ancient cities and the presence of Venetian and Genoese merchants influenced ... Read more >> |
EARLY OTTOMAN ART. The Legacy of the Emirates. Türkiye: The Cities of the Sultans The most important centres of the rising Ottoman art include the cities of Bursa, Manisa and Selçuk (close to the ancient Ephesus) in west Anatolia, as well as the city which recalls the most sumptuous masterpieces of Ottoman art, Istanbul. Each of ... Read more >> |